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===Description===
===Description===
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==Pathogenesis==
==Pathogenesis==

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis under microscope [1]

Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain [2]

Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: tuberculosis

Description

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain [3]

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization

Epidemiology

Virulence factors

Clinical features

Mycobacterium tuberculosis presented via X Ray [4]

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

Immune Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis [5]

References

1 Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.