Tuberculosis Quiz

Tuberculosis is primarily an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, most commonly affecting the lungs.

The oldest known evidence of tuberculosis in humans points to infection in the peripheral lymph nodes, suggesting early forms of the disease.

Hippocrates, a Greek physician, is credited with the first comprehensive description of tuberculosis, including its clinical features and prevalence patterns.

Hippocrates, in his writings, suggested that tuberculosis might be infectious, marking an early recognition of its contagious nature.

Girolamo Fracastoro, a 16th-century physician, provided the classic description of miliary tuberculosis, characterized by widespread dissemination of tiny TB lesions resembling millet seeds.