Question

Mycobacterium tuberculosis can attack on

• A. Lungs.
• B. Kidney.
• C. Bone.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above.

The most common type of TB is pulmonary TB. In this, Mycobacterium tuberculosis attack on lungs. The source of infection for getting pulmonary TB is inhalation of TB bacteria which generally settles in lungs.

TB also affects other parts of the body. This is called as extrapulmonary TB. Extrapulmonary TB includes meningitis TB affecting the brain. The other sites which are attacked by Mycobacterium tuberculosis are lymph node, bones, kidney, spine, etc.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.