One method for detecting it checks for interferons as part of the immune response to the complex composed of the antigens CFP-10 and ESAT-6.
One drug used against this disease is a prodrug activated by catalase-peroxidase. The causative agent of it uses the lipid ManLAM to inhibit the concentration of calcium ions and also prevents the maturation of its host cells. One method for detecting it checks for interferons as part of the immune response to the complex composed of the antigens CFP-10 and ESAT-6. That method is (*) QuantiFERON. One drug for it inhibits the synthesis of mycolic acid used for its genus' cell walls. The BCG vaccine is somewhat effective against this disease whose causative agent can survive phagocytosis by macrophages. The main drugs used against it are isoniazed and rifampicin. Its miliary form can be detected via an x-ray that shows many tiny white dots in the lungs. For 10 points, name this disease that can cause one to cough up blood, once known as consumption.
One drug used against this disease is a prodrug activated by catalase-peroxidase.
tuberculosis [accept TB]