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Infectiousness

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Probability of tuberculosis transmission from an individual with tuberculosis (usually pulmonary tuberculosis) to a susceptible individual through aerosols with droplet nuclei containing viable M. tuberculosis.

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Infectious periodInfectious tuberculosis

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Probability of tuberculosis (TB) transmission from an individual with TB disease (usually pulmonary TB) to a susceptible individual through aerosols with droplet nuclei containing viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis while, for example, coughing, sneezing or talking.

From: WHO
Year: 2019
Source: WHO guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control: 2019 update

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