Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of TB, is a recalcitrant pathogen that is rife around the world, latently infecting approximately a quarter of the worldwide population. The asymptomatic status of the dormant bacteria escalates to the transmissible, active form when the host’s immune system becomes debilitated.– causative agent – збудник– recalcitrant – непокірний– rife – […]