tuberculosis
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Some of the usual symptoms of active TB include fever, chills, night sweats, cough, and weight loss.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
It is best to catch the infection of TB while it is latent.
Both latent TB infection and active TB disease are treated with antibiotics.
People with active TB disease should stay home in order to avoid infecting others.
