tuberculosis

Term ID

DOID:399

Synonyms

Definition

A primary bacterial infectious disease that is located_in lungs, located_in lymph nodes, located_in pericardium, located_in brain, located_in pleura or located_in gastrointestinal tract, has_material_basis_in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is transmitted_by droplets released into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/infections/tuberculosis-and-related-infections/tuberculosis-tb

References

• GARD:7827
• MESH:D014375
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:15202009
• UMLS_CUI:C0041295

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:399 )