All of the Following Pertain to Tuberculosis, Except

question 1

Multiple Choice

All of the following pertain to tuberculosis, except

• A)live bacilli can remain dormant in the lungs and reactivate later in life.
• B)symptoms of active TB include low-grade fever, coughing, fatigue, weight loss, and night sweats.
• C)lung infection can disseminate to many other organs in extrapulmonary TB.
• D)the BCG vaccine is used in other countries.
• E)antimicrobials cannot treat and cure tuberculosis.

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