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Tuberculosis - information for contacts
Tuberculosis, or TB for short, is a bacterial infection. It can affect almost any part of the body but most often the lungs; this is called pulmonary TB. In Australia there are just over 1000 cases of TB diagnosed each year, with approximately 400 of these in Victoria.
- Organisation:
- Victorian Department of Health
- Topic:
- Infections, Tuberculosis
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- VIC
- Published:
- August 2011
- Last reviewed:
- May 2024
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