Atlas One · Host Biology · Scale 07 — System

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (MTB; Mycobacterium tuberculosis) causes ~10M cases and 1.3M deaths annually; inhaled droplet nuclei → macrophage phagosome arrest → granuloma; HRZE 6-month regimen for drug-sensitive TB; BPaL (bedaquiline-pretomanid-linezolid) for MDR-TB.

Also known as: TB, pulmonary tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MTB, MTBC, LTBI, latent TB, MDR-TB, XDR-TB, Pott's disease, phthisis, consumption

Scale 07 — SystemScale
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2026-06-08Last Reviewed
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tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (MTB; Mycobacterium tuberculosis) causes ~10M cases and 1.3M deaths annually; inhaled droplet nuclei → macrophage phagosome arrest → granuloma; HRZE 6-month regimen for drug-sensitive TB; BPaL (bedaquiline-pretomanid-linezolid) for MDR-TB.

Entry Metadata

FieldValue
IDtuberculosis
NameTuberculosis
Statusdraft
Last reviewed2026-06-08
Atlas01-human
Scale07-system

Cross-Atlas Connections

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