An infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
A common and deadly infectious disease that is caused by mycobacteria, primarily Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
infection by the tubercle bacillus manifesting itself in lesions of various parts of the body (especially the lungs and bones)
infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
