As nouns the difference between tuberculosis and pyrazinamide
is that tuberculosis is (pathology) an infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually , 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 pyrazinamide is (medicine) a bacteriostatic drug, pyrazine-2-carboxamide , used to treat tuberculosis.
tuberculosis
Noun
(tuberculoses)
(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually , 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.
Synonyms
* phthisic
* consumption
* TB (abbreviation)
Derived terms
* miliary tuberculosis
* pulmonary tuberculosis
* MDR-TB
* XDR-TB
Related terms
* Mtb
pyrazinamide
Noun
(-)
(medicine) A bacteriostatic drug, pyrazine-2-carboxamide , used to treat tuberculosis