Name this deadly pulmonary disease which is often found in drug-resistant forms.
This disease is responsible for Pott's disease when infecting the spine, resulting in spondylitis. In its most typical form, it results in a Ghon focus, which may spread to the lymph nodes or the heart, the latter causing the miliary (MI- lee-ehr-ee) form of this disease. The BCG vaccine for it, invented in 1921, gained widespread acceptance after World War II; now, it is not used regularly in the U.S. but is in most other countries. This disease can be detected by photofluorography, or alternatively, through the diameter of indurations caused by the Tine or Mantoux (man-TOO) tests. Name this deadly pulmonary disease which is often found in drug-resistant forms.
This disease is responsible for Pott's disease when infecting the spine, resulting in spondylitis.
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