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Tuberculosis of the Glands

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.

Author:

British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, BCCDC

Topic:

General TB Information, Extrapulmonary TB

Country of Origin:

Canada

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