Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB (short for tubercle bacillus), in the past also called phthisis, phthisis pulmonalis, or consumption, is a widespread, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.he classic symptoms of active TB infection are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss (the last of these giving rise to the formerly common term for the disease, consumption).
A county island is an area of unincorporated land which is completely surrounded by a city or town. County islands are created when a city or town annexes land into their corporate boundaries but excludes certain areas. Those excluded areas that remain under county jurisdiction are referred to as county islands.People who live in county islands usually don't receive services from the city which surrounds them.n Maricopa County, where most of Greater Phoenix is located, there are people who might receive their mail at an address that says Scottsdale or Gilbert because those post offices service those areas, but they really don't live in those cities. They live in county islands.
An unincorporated community is one general term for a geographic area having a common social identity without municipal organization or official political designation (i.e., incorporation as a city or town). There are two main types of unincorporated communities:1  a neighborhood or other community existing within one or across multiple existing incorporated areas (i.e., cities or towns). 2  a neighborhood or other community existing outside of an incorporated municipal government.here are two main types of unincorporated communities: 1  a neighborhood or other community existing within one or across multiple existing incorporated areas (i.e., cities or towns). 2  a neighborhood or other community existing outside of an incorporated municipal government.