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Are asthma and TB the same?

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What is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that most commonly affects the lungs, but can also affect the lymph nodes, bones, joints and kidneys. It can cause meningitis. In New Zealand, there are approximately 300 cases of TB diagnosed each year. read more

No asthma and TB are not the same , Asthma is a allergic condition characterised by obstruction of airway and TB is a infectious condition caused by Bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. read more

Asthma is variously stated to improve or heconie worse after the developrrient of tuberculosis, or to influence the cmr~e of the latter ttnfavorahly; hypersensitivity to tuberculin has bee rl invoked to explain the occurrenec of asthma, either in the presence or allscnce of active tuhcrclosis; the ineehanical seqnelae of tulreiulons diserrsc have heeri blamed for the subsequent development of asthma. read more

Asthma is a chronic condition, tb is a permanent condition, pneumonia is an acute condition. Tuberculosis is the only one that can be transmitted to another person. While being generally diseases of the lungs, they are all quite different in effect, treatment, and how they are acquired. read more

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