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Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) which spreads via respiratory tract. Lungs are the most commonly infected human organ whose infection accounts for above 80% of tuberculosis. Therefore, TB is also known as pulmonary TB [1]. There had been a long history of TB before its pathogenesis, spreading routes, treatment, and prevention of TB have been elucidated.
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Yu, Wy., Wang, Yx., Mei, Jz., Hu, Fx., Ji, Lc. (2020). Overview of Tuberculosis. In: Yu, Wy., Lu, PX., Tan, Wg. (eds) Tuberculosis Control in Migrating Population. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9763-0_1
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