Early diagnosis is the cornerstone of managing any condition. Timely detection becomes even more important for conditions like TB that are tough to treat. Tuberculosis is primarily a lung or pulmonary disorder that is caused by airborne bacteria called the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. When a TB-infected person coughs sneezes talks or laughs the air around him may get contaminated and a healthy person can catch the germs from the affected air. However tuberculosis may attack your other body parts as well apart from the lungs. This is known as extrapulmonary TB a condition in which your lymph nodes kidneys uterus