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Tuberculosis of the Glands

This brochure states that tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). It explains that one common place in the body that the Mycobacterium tuberculosis germ becomes active is in the glands of the neck.

Audiences:
General Public
Author:
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, BCCDC
Focus Area:
TB
Subjects:
General TB Information
Extrapulmonary TB
Publication Date:
2009
Last Updated Date:
Publication ID:
32390