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Tuberculosis

Disease definition

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious-infectious disease caused mainly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that in most individuals is usually asymptomatic but that in at risk individuals (e.g. with diabetes or with HIV infection) can cause weakness, fever, weight loss, night sweat, and respiratory anomalies such as chronic cough, chest pain, hemoptysis or respiratory insufficiency.

ORPHA:3389

Classification level: Group of disorders

Synonym(s): -
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000
Inheritance: Not applicable
Age of onset: All ages
ICD-10: A15 A16
OMIM: 607948
UMLS: C0041296
MeSH: D014376
GARD: 7827
MedDRA: 10044755

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Tuberculosis

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