As nouns the difference between tuberculosis and ethambutol

is that tuberculosis is an infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually species: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria while ethambutol is a bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug prescribed to treat tuberculosis.