| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - At first the infective droplet nuclei are inhaled and reach the alveoli of the lungs, and multiplies practically unrestricted, within inactivated macrophages until the macrophages burst. (Source 1) Lymphocytes (T-cells) will attempt to fight M. tuberculosis will activate the ineffective macrophages as they liberate cytokines such as gamma interferon (IFN).
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