Bone Tuberculosis

Bone Tuberculosis

Bone Tuberculosis is a disease. It’s origins trace back to at least 1500-700 B.C.. At first the treatment for those diagnosed with tuberculosis was to isolate them from people who weren’t infected. Tuberculosis may affect many parts of the body.

Basics

Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mycobacterium microti, mycobacterium africanum and mycobacterium bovis. The lungs are the most common site of infection but in times the disease can spread to other body tissues.

TB Physiology

When one is exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis organism it is not traceable. Primary stage is not same as an active disease. After few days it will follow the latency period. It may last months, years or a lifetime.