It is an infectious disease of bacterial origin (mainly Koch's); it produces nodules anywhere in the body, although it is more common for it to attack the lungs. It is spread by aerosol and microdroplets between people, and can remain dormant in an individual and reactivate after recovery. The name associates the shape of the nodule with a tubercle. See BCG (vaccine).
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