tuberculosis

IPA: tʌbɝkjʌɫˈoʊsɪs

(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.

Examples of "tuberculosis" in Sentences

He died of tuberculosis.
He was dying of tuberculosis of the larynx.
Anyone know about the derivation of the word tuberculosis
The major health problems are malnutrition and tuberculosis.
She dies of tuberculosis, in the middle of a typhus epidemic.
But the resurgence of tuberculosis is not limited to South Africa.
According to the page at the moment, he died of Tuberculosis in 1934.
At the age of 12, Henley became a victim of tuberculosis of the bone.
-- The direct cause of tuberculosis is Koch's _Bacillus tuberculosis_.
The new hospital was initially focused on the treatment of tuberculosis.
Her doctor, Auguste Rollier, refused to use the word "tuberculosis," and
Cough is however the first symptom of the infection with M. tuberculosis.
Phthisiology is the care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung.
Horse meat being safe compared to beef as far as tuberculosis is concerned, makes the microfarm more feasible.
Besides tuberculosis of the cerebral membranes with which children are afflicted, _tuberculosis of the brain_ may occur, although this disease is very rare.
HIV infection rates in the Russian army are estimated to be between two to five times higher than in the general population, and tuberculosis is a persistent problem.
Is there a correlation between the increase in tuberculosis, hepatitis and other communicable diseases and the fact that illegal aliens enter our country without being checked for these diseases?