Republic of Ireland. Ireland is a European country on the island of Ireland. It is a member of the European Union. The country is sometimes called the Republic of Ireland in order to distinguish between the territory of the Irish state and island proper, but Ireland is its official name. It covers about five-sixths of the island of Ireland. The other sixth is called Northern Ireland, which is still part of the United Kingdom. The republic's capital is Dublin. Cork is the second largest city in the country and the third largest on the island of Ireland. The population of Ireland is 4.6 million. English is the main language spoken. The Irish language is widely taught in all schools, and it is still spoken as a first language in some areas of the country, known as the Gaeltacht.
TB is a contagious and often severe airborne disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria. TB typically affects the lungs, but it also can affect any other organ of the body.
Bacteriology and Pathology. Environmental mycobacteria do not cause the disease we call tuberculosis. Infection with these organisms is not transmissable, therefore they do not have public health implications and diseases caused by them, unlike those caused by M. tuberculosis are not notifiable.he first problem is what to call these bacteria collectively. The term Atypical Mycobacteria seems inappropriate as of all the Mycobacteria, M.tuberculosis with its Asian and African variants, and M. leprae, are the only ones which are obligative parasites. All the others can live free in the environment.