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  Whats is Bone TB:-      Tuberculosis is  an infectious disease caused by the bacteria k nown as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is now curable if detected in its early stage and treated well.  Generally, TB infects lungs but in cases, it can spread to other parts of the body. This is called extrapulmonary tuberculosis ( EPTB ). Bone tuberculosis is that affects the spine, the long bones, and the joints. The bone TB generally affects the spinal column but it can infect any bone in the body of the patient. It generally affects joints like the hip and knee. It can also infect the ankle, elbow, wrist, and shoulder. Pott's disease is the name given to the common form of spinal bone TB. Causes of bone TB:- TB generally spreads from person to person through the air. When the tuberculosis infection spreads from the lungs of a patient through the blood or lymph nodes to his bones, spine or joints.  The occurrence of bone TB across the globe is rare b...