Question

Name the organisms which cause the following: (iii)Tuberculosis

Answer 1

Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

• Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
• It can be transmitted through the sputum of an infected person.
• The pathogen may be carried by air and dust and spread through droplet infection, i.e., through sneezing and coughing by the infected person.