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Unscramble the jumbled words underlined in the following statements.

curbossulite is an air-borne disease caused by a bacterium.


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Tuberculosis:

  1. Tuberculosis (TB) is an air-borne infectious illness caused by Mycobacterium bacteria.
  2. When someone with a tuberculosis lung infection coughs, sneezes, screams, or spits, bacteria enter the air.
  3. By inhalation, a healthy individual can take the bacteria inside the body and will become diseased.

Final answer: Tuberculosis is an air-borne disease caused by a bacterium.


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