TB mainly affects to the lungs and may other organs also be affected in some cases. The symptoms of TB are chronic cough, with mucus containing blood, fever, night sweats and weight loss. If someone have TB it is very dangerous if he/she is a active smoker, as lungs are the targeted organs in this disease.

This disease is airborne, it is so because when a infected with a active TB in their lungs coughs, sneezes, spits or speaks without having a protective mask in their faces the infection gets into air. This disease is present in humans from ancient times.

The treatment of this disease requires screening test, vaccination with BCG vaccine and use of several antibacterial drugs.

TB or Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused by bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.