Tuberculosis: Why are we being poked??

Most
of us have been tested for TB, also known as tuberculosis,
for a job, school, or travel. Tuberculosis
is all around us, and it was actually
the
leading cause of death in the 20^th
century. We readily take this skin or blood
test, but don’t always know what
certain conditions do to our body if we have them. This
bacterium, mycobacterium
tuberculosis, is not entirely easy to catch. When it does strike, TB affects
the lunges.
It
can also spread to the brain and spine.  

TB
is spread through the air. Just like the germs of the flu or common cold, if
someone coughs or sneezes these germs, you can catch them. It
is caught by …read more