FTP, what is this highly infectious disease once known as consumption?
Also called phthisis, the bovine form of this disease affects the bones and joints while the human form is pulmonary in nature. Primarily transmitted through respiratory inhalation, its highest incidence occurs in densely populated urban regions and prisons. Robert Koch discovered the bacillus agent responsible for this disease characterized by its namesake lesions. FTP, what is this highly infectious disease once known as consumption?
Also called phthisis, the bovine form of this disease affects the bones and joints while the human form is pulmonary in nature.
{Tuberculosis} (prompt on early buzz of “consumption”)