Name of disease: TuberculosisName of causative agent: Mycobacterium tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis is a facultative, nonmotile, aerobic, rod-shaped intracellular parasite. It can be found in water or soil. The hydrophobic bacterial cells of tuberculosis have a lipid-rich cell wall. This helps cells increase their virulence, resist antibiotics, acidic or basic elements and/or osmotic lysis. Nature of the disease: There are two categories of this disease, active and latent. Active pulmonary tuberculosis bacteria manifest themselves by rapid multiplication, invading the lungs and can be spread by spraying aerosol droplets through the mouth or nose. Patients with latent pulmonary tuberculosis (LTBI) who have the disease have no symptoms or positive test results and cannot transmit the infection to others. There is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs. Miliary tuberculosis is a rare form of active disease that occurs when bacteria enters the bloodstream and affects several organs at once. Initially, the bacteria causes disease through ingestion by humans through droplet sprays. Macrophages then consume the cells by phagocytosis. Thanks to its lipid-rich cell wall, it is able to withstand harsh environments. It can survive and thrive in the patient and continue to cause disease. Signs and symptoms: A person infected with active TB may have any of the following symptoms. These include: fatigue, night sweats, cough, loss of appetite, fever, blood in sputum or weight loss. However, a person with latent tuberculosis may have no symptoms, or only an occasional cough. There are three ways a patient can be tested for TB. First, the tub... middle of paper ... contains the rabies vaccine, wound care, and human rabies immunoglobulin. If detected early, treatment can stop the disease, but there is no cure once clinical systems appear. Word Count: 441 Works Cited Bauman, Robert W. Microbiology with Diseases by Body System. 3rd ed. Np: np, sd Print.Board, ADAM Editorial. Rocky Mountain spotted fever. US National Library of Medicine, September 6, 2011. Web. June 12, 2014. “Plague”. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Np, July 25, 2012. Web. June 13, 2014. Rupprecht, Charles E. Rhabdovirus: Rabies virus. US National Library of Medicine, January 17, 0096. Web. June 25, 2014. “Tetanus”. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Np, May 7, 2012. Web. June 12, 2014. “Tuberculosis”. http://textbookofbacteriology.net/tuberculosis.html. Np, and Web. June 11 2014.