Transmission of Tuberculosis through the Mouth: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

The next disease that can be transmitted through the mouth is tuberculosis. This disease is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis which is transmitted through the air. Just being exposed to air contaminated with these bacteria can make you infected, especially if you have direct contact with the sufferer’s saliva.

In general, this tuberculosis bacteria infects the lungs, but can also affect the bones, intestines, lymph nodes, and other organs. Symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis include coughing up phlegm for a long time (more than 2 weeks), weight loss, night sweats, coughing up blood, fever, enlarged lymph nodes and chest pain.

Treatment for TB sufferers usually takes at least 6 months.