Is consumption and tuberculosis a disease?

Tuberculosis is a disease

caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, which can lead to cough, expectoration, sputum with blood, night sweats, fatigue, afternoon fever and other symptoms. A few patients may be accompanied by tuberculous hypersensitivity syndrome, such as erythema nodosum, herpetic conjunctivitis, etc.

After standardized anti-tuberculosis treatment, the prognosis is generally good, and the condition can be cured. If not treated in time, it may lead to permanent lung damage, causing serious harm to health.