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Others Feeling sick? Topic started by: 007nahid on Oct 24, 2012



Title: How does tuberculosis attack the body and cause symtoms?
Post by: 007nahid on Oct 24, 2012
hey guys im doing a science project on tuberculosis and:
How does the pathogen cause symtoms?
How does the pathogen spread?
What is its habitat?
What is its life cycle? ie. how does it reproduce, and the stages
Thank u so much!


Title: How does tuberculosis attack the body and cause symtoms?
Post by: 01svtcobra on Oct 24, 2012
This information is easily found in any medical microbiology text, or online at numerous sites.  For  very thorough review, go to the American Society for Microbiology website and look for this article:
Smith, 2003. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenesis and molecular determinants of virulence. Clinical Microbiology 16(3): 463-496.