| Front | What are the characteristics of TB? |
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| Back | Characteristics of this are: A disease that can lay dormant in a person's lungs for decades, then reactivate. Dangerous because many TB strains are resistant to many antibiotics. Spread by cough. Droplet nuclei can remain intact for decades. Use a high-efficiency air particulate, or HEPA, respirator. |
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