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| Lung tissue calcification, resulting from pulmonary tuberculosis, appears as yellow patches within the chest area. When airborne phlegm contaminated with the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis is inhaled, nodular lesions, called tubercles, may form in the lungs and spread through the nearest lymph node. | ||||||
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| Diseases of Animals; Tuberculosis | ||||||
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