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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB), causing symptoms like a persistent cough, chest pain and shortness of breath, though it can also affect other organs such as the kidneys, spine or brain. (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis)
Developing new treatments is critical because some TB strains resist the standard antibiotics and become what’s called multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB)—making the disease harder to treat, longer to cure and more dangerous for individuals and communities. (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis)
