How does mycobacterium tuberculosis attack?

TB, as described in the next section, can present in various forms, including one that attacks bone and causes skeletal deformities. ..... M. tuberculosis does not have classical virulence factors like those which are the major causes of diseases due to other bacterial pathogens, e.g. read more

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacteria attacks healthy&some not so healthy people when they are exposed to some one who is already infected&has active infection with positive bacteria in their lungs. And by close contact one can acquire that bacteria. read more

The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick. As a result, two TB-related conditions exist: latent TB infection (LTBI) and TB disease. read more