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Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious disease caused by mycobacteria. The disease most commonly attacks the lungs, and is usually detected by a skin test.

5 Great Resources on Tuberculosis

• UptoDate: Tuberculosis
• Wikipedia: Tuberculosis
• MedlinePlus: Tuberculosis
• Mayo Clinic: Tuberculosis
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Tuberculosis Overview

What is Tuberculosis?

• eMedicine: Tuberculosis
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): What is TB?
• American Lung Association (ALA): What is TB?
• eMedicineHealth: Tuberculosis
• Healthwise (via PeaceHealth): Tuberculosis
• WrongDiagnosis: Tuberculosis

What Are The Symptoms of Tuberculosis?

• ALA: Symptoms of TB
• NIAID: Tuberculosis Symptoms
• WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Tuberculosis
• Healthwise (via Revolution Health): Tuberculosis Symptoms
• Mayo Clinic: Symptoms of Tuberculosis

What Are The Causes and Complications of Tuberculosis?

• CDC: How is TB spread?
• WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Tuberculosis
• Healthwise (via PeaceHealth): What Increases Your Risk
• eMedicineHealth: Tuberculosis Causes
• Mayo Clinic: Tuberculosis Complications
• Merck: Tuberculosis Complications

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Tuberculosis?

• CDC: Treatment of Tuberculosis
• American Academy of Family Physicians: Treatment of Tuberculosis Infection
• Healthwise (via PeaceHealth): Treatment of Tuberculosis
• Merck: Tuberculosis Treatment
• WrongDiagnosis: Treatments for Tuberculosis

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Tuberculosis?

• PulmonologyChannel: Tuberculosis Types
• WrongDiagnosis: Types of Tuberculosis
• Answers.com: Tuberculosis: Prognosis
• ALA: Tuberculosis Fact Sheet
• eMedicine: Tuberculosis Stages

How Do You Prevent Tuberculosis?

• Mayo Clinic: Tuberculosis Prevention
• eMedicineHealth: Tuberculosis Prevention
• WrongDiagnosis: Prevention of Tuberculosis
• CDC: BCG Vaccine for Tuberculosis
• Answers.com: Tuberculosis: Prevention
• eMedTV: Tuberculosis Prevention

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Tuberculosis

• Ardiacme: Tuberculosis!?
• My Feelings: Boring!
• Bytsura Blues: I have tuberculosis
• Bits of Vaninaland: I'm Back!
• UnBossed: When I had tuberculosis

Foundations and Support Groups on Tuberculosis

• Hope Tuberculosis Foundation
• International Tuberculosis Foundation, Inc.
• MDJunction: Tuberculosis Online Support Group

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Tuberculosis

• HealthBoards: Tuberculosis anyone help
• eHealthForum: Tuberculosis Forum
• MedHelp: The Archives of Tuberculosis Questions
• RevolutionHealth: Tuberculosis community

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Tuberculosis

• JAMA: Tuberculosis Articles
• PubMedCentral: Tuberculosis Articles
• Google Scholar: Tuberculosis Articles

Clinical Trials on Tuberculosis

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Tuberculosis Clinical Trials
• CenterWatch: Tuberculosis Clinical Trials

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