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TUBERCULOSIS 



more often affected in cases of generalized tuberculosis. 



When the primary infection is restricted to a single focus 



the disease is said to be localized. When the specific bacteria 



Fig. 41. A photograph of the tuberculous nodules on the omentum 

 from an advanced case of generalized tuberculosis. 



are spread from the primary lesions through the agency of the 

 lymph and blood streams, sprinkling other organs with the 

 infecting bacteria, each of which becomes the starting point 



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