Tuberculosis

Chronic coughing disease, historically called consumption. Atypical pneumonia from pathogens that are difficult to culture.

Key facts

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TB divides only once every ~18-24 hours, compared to minutes for many bacteria — which is why cultures can take 6-8 weeks to turn positive.

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