Tuberculosis Clinic

Name :

Tuberculosis Clinic

Address  :

1952 Bay Street

Town  :

Victoria

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V8R 1J8

Phone  :

250 519 1510

Fax  :

250 519 1505

Web URL  :


Description

Tuberculosis TB is a disease caused by TB bacteria TB bacteria are spread through the air when someone who is sick with a contagious type of TB disease coughs or sneezes Anyone who is nearby when this happens is at risk for breathing in TB bacteria and possibly becoming sick with TB disease

Most commonly TB bacteria cause disease in our lungs but TB can also affect any other part of the body Generally lung and throat TB are the only contagious forms of the disease
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