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  2. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, [7] is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs , but it can also affect other parts of the body. [ 1 ]

  3. Smoker's face - Wikipedia

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    Smoker's face describes the characteristic changes that happen to the faces of many people who smoke tobacco products. [1] [2] Smoking causes damage to the skin by depleting the skin of oxygen and nutrients. [3] The general appearance is of accelerated ageing of the face, with a characteristic pattern of facial wrinkling and sallow coloration.

  4. Risk factors for tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    [19] [20] Globally, the severe malnutrition common in parts of the developing world causes a large increase in the risk of developing active tuberculosis, due to its damaging effects on the immune system. [21] [22] Along with overcrowding, poor nutrition may contribute to the strong link observed between tuberculosis and poverty. [23] [24]

  5. The 3 Deadliest Diseases Caused by Smoking - AOL

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    In addition, U.S. businesses lose about $97 billion in productivity each year because of disease-related complications caused by cigarette smoking. Keep mind this figure is just based on ...

  6. Lupus vulgaris - Wikipedia

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    Lupus vulgaris (also known as tuberculosis luposa [1]) are painful cutaneous tuberculosis skin lesions with nodular appearance, most often on the face around the nose, eyelids, lips, cheeks, ears [2] and neck. It is the most common Mycobacterium tuberculosis skin infection. [3] The lesions may ultimately develop into disfiguring skin ulcers if ...

  7. What’s Worse for Your Skin: Smoking Weed or Eating Edibles?

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    If you are not into weed but maybe engage in the occasional cocktail or Elfbar, your skin could be taking a hit too, says Dr. Lal. Tobacco has not technically ever been proven to cause acne, he ...

  8. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    Smoking most commonly leads to diseases affecting the heart and lungs and will commonly affect areas such as hands or feet. First signs of smoking-related health issues often show up as numbness in the extremities, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and ...

  9. Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of M. tuberculosis include coughing that lasts for more than three weeks, hemoptysis, chest pain when breathing or coughing, weight loss, fatigue, fever, night sweats, chills, and loss of appetite. M. tuberculosis also has the potential of spreading to other parts of the body. This can cause blood in urine if the kidneys are affected ...