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Tuberculosis causes 1
Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria cause TB. The germs spread through the air and can infect your lungs when you breathe them in. Sometimes, they also infect other parts of your body.

Types
The most common type of TB is pulmonary (lung) tuberculosis. But the bacterium can also affect other parts of your body (extrapulmonary tuberculosis). You might also hear about miliary tuberculosis, which can spread throughout your body and cause:

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