New immune response patterns for tuberculosis discovered outside the lungs

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s most common infectious diseases. Although infection with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium primarily affects the lungs, up to 25% of all infected people will also have it in other parts of their bodies, such as their lymph nodes, bones or brain. Across the world, TB is contracted by about 10 million people every year, 1.25 million of whom will die as a result of their infection.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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