TUBERCULOSIS- Submitted by Devansh Sharma
TUBERCULOSIS Submitted By Devansh Sharma Class XI-F Roll No.- 12 Kulachi Hansraj Model School Ashok Vihar, Delhi TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infection that usually attacks your lungs . It can also spread to other parts of your body, like your brain and spine . A type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes it. This bacterium is thought to be over 3 million years old. Knowledge of the disease dates back to ancient Greece and Rome. Tuberculosis, formerly called consumption, was the top cause of death in the U.S. at the beginning of the 20th century. Tuberculosis Ty...