tuberculosis

infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MedicalCondition notifiable_disease Q12204
tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis is a medical condition caused by bacterial infection. It is classified as a notifiable disease[1].

Healthcare providers must report cases of tuberculosis to public health authorities. This requirement aids in monitoring and controlling the spread of the infection.

tuberculosis

Summary

tuberculosis is a notifiable disease[1]. tuberculosis draws 7,246 Wikipedia views per month (notifiable_disease category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • tuberculosis's instance of is recorded as notifiable disease[3].
  • tuberculosis's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
  • tuberculosis's instance of is recorded as disease[5].
  • tuberculosis is a type of primary bacterial infectious disease[6].
  • tuberculosis is a type of mycobacterium infectious disease[7].
  • tuberculosis is a type of endemic disease[8].
  • tuberculosis is a type of infectious disease[9].
  • tuberculosis is a type of disease[10].
  • tuberculosis is a type of emerging communicable disease[11].
  • tuberculosis's Commons category is recorded as Tuberculosis[12].
  • tuberculosis's said to be the same as is recorded as consumption[13].
  • tuberculosis's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as A70[14].
  • tuberculosis's symptoms and signs is recorded as cough[15].
  • tuberculosis's symptoms and signs is recorded as hemoptysis[16].
  • tuberculosis's symptoms and signs is recorded as weight loss[17].
  • tuberculosis's symptoms and signs is recorded as fever[18].
  • tuberculosis's symptoms and signs is recorded as night sweats[19].
  • tuberculosis's symptoms and signs is recorded as chest pain[20].
  • tuberculosis's symptoms and signs is recorded as fatigue[21].
  • tuberculosis's symptoms and signs is recorded as chills[22].
  • tuberculosis's has cause is recorded as Mycobacterium tuberculosis[23].
  • tuberculosis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tuberculosis[24].
  • tuberculosis's medical examination is recorded as chest radiograph[25].
  • tuberculosis's medical examination is recorded as chest CT[26].
  • tuberculosis's medical examination is recorded as Mantoux test[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for tuberculosis include World Tuberculosis Day[28], a world day[29], founded in 1982[30].

Why It Matters

tuberculosis draws 7,246 Wikipedia views per month (notifiable_disease category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] tuberculosis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] tuberculosis is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for tuberculosis include World Tuberculosis Day[28], a world day[29], founded in 1982[30].

References

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  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . radiologymasterclass.co.uk. radiologymasterclass.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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