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The high prevalence of this disease in Navajo populations was studied by Walsh McDermott, who pioneered a drug for it activated by KatG. An ELISpot-based assay for this disease involves adding the antigens CFP-10 and ESAT-6 to a blood sample. A regime that includes rifampin (10[1])and (10[1])isoniazid (10[1])is the first-line treatment for the disease, which can be tested for by measuring the size of a wheal (10[1])after injecting purified protein derivative into the (10[1])skin. This disease can be (10[1])detected with QuantiFERON and other interferon-gamma release assays. The BCG vaccine is most commonly used (10[1])for this disease, (10[2])but may produce false positives in Mantoux tests used to diagnose it. For 10 points, a species of Mycobacterium causes a (10[1])bloody cough in what (10[1])infectious lung disease historically called consumption? ■END■

ANSWER: tuberculosis [or TB; accept Mycobacterium tuberculosis or M. tuberculosis; accept consumption until read; prompt on white death]
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