active TB
Symptomatic lung infection
Active TB is tuberculosis that has progressed from latent infection to symptomatic disease.
Unlike latent TB, where bacteria remain dormant, active TB produces symptoms—persistent cough, fever, night sweats, weight loss—and can spread to others through airborne droplets.
He was diagnosed with active TB and started on a six-month antibiotic regimen.
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- white plagueTuberculosis, historically named
- night sweatsExcessive perspiration during sleep
- Koch's bacillusTuberculosis-causing microorganism
- feverElevated body temperature
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