The Curious: What is Tuberculosis?

Lol. In High school. When peeps shorten my name, it's always Absurd.
(TB) meaningTuberculosis. Lol. Screw them.

What is Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease that
mainly affects your lungs. The bacteria that cause tuberculosis
are spread from one person to another through tiny droplets released
into the air via coughs and sneezes.
Once rare in developed countries, tuberculosis infections began
increasing in 1985, partly because of the emergence of HIV, the virus
that causes AIDS. HIV weakens a person's immune system so it can't
fight the TB germs.
In the United States, because of stronger control programs,
tuberculosis began to decrease again in 1993, but remains a
concern.
Many strains of tuberculosis resist the drugs most used to treat the
disease. People with active tuberculosis must take several types of
medications for many months to eradicate the infection and prevent
development of antibiotic resistance.