Pulmonary tuberculosis is named for the tendency of the body to build protective capsules around area Mycobacterium bacteria have invaded host tissues. The medical term for one of these encapsulated areas is tubercle.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis which is commonly known as (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The body majorly fights the infection by encapsulating the bacteria into very small capsules called tubercles. The bacteria cannot spread but remain alive and are present in the surrounding tissues or in other people. This stage is termed as latent TB.
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