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What is TB Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs. It is transmitted from person to person via droplets from the throat and lungs of people with the active respiratory disease. a bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer weight loss loss of appetite coughing up blood or mucus weakness or fatigue fever night sweats Contents the current status of tuberculosis (1-4) historical review of TB epidemiology in the UK (5-6) the important differences between the UK and USA screening and diagnosis programmes (