FactSheet: Tuberculosis Volume 11 Issue 8

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin 11(8) 156 - 157 Published: 2000

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Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease caused by the bacteria (germ) Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB can damage a person’s lungs or other parts of the body and cause serious illness.

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