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Pathology of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Pathology Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a highly contagious, airborne, rod-shaped organism (bacillus) that thrives on oxygen, grows slowly, and possesses a "waxy" cell wall. The cell wall's structure and function are not well understood but appear to allow the bacteria to survive within immune cells called macrophages (specialized cells that destroy bacteria and viruses). It also provides the organism with a resistant barrier to many common drugs. M. tuberculosis is diff...Read the full article 
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