Note: Please be aware the practice sessions for Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police (PREP) Test is a practice session for the the physical component of testing only. All PREP practice dates are subject to cancellation if there are not enough applicants registered to run it. ATS - Sunday, April 30, 2017 - Oakville, ON - FULL.
For these patients, there are two types of tuberculosis: the âopenâ or pulmonary-positive and âclosedâ or pulmonary-negative tuberculosis. In the case of open tuberculosis an inflammation developed inside the lungs that the immune system is not able to isolate, i.e., bring under control.
TB is an airborne disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (M. tuberculosis). M. tuberculosis and seven very closely related mycobacterial species (M. bovis, M. africanum, M. microti, M. caprae, M. pinnipedii, M. canetti and M. mungi) together comprise what is known as the M. tuberculosis complex.. tuberculosis organisms are also called tubercle bacilli. Figure 2.1 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission of TB M. tuberculosis is carried in airborne particles, called droplet nuclei, of 1â 5 microns in diameter.