Any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals caused by species of MYCOBACTERIUM.
Location of Bacillus tuberculosis in the body.
An infectious disease caused by Bacillus tuberculosis, and characterized by formation of tubercle in the tissues.
A disease caused by the presence of the bacilli of tuberculosis in the body tissues. The most common form is the pulmonary. See pulmonary phthisis. The primary anatomical lesion is the tubercle, hence the name.