is there a way of getting tuberculosis or does it just come out of nowhere?

Question: is there a way of getting tuberculosis or does it just come out of nowhere?
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Asked by nicole ob to Emma on 14 Nov 2016.
- Emma Roycroft answered on 14 Nov 2016:
  
  Oh yes, it doesn’t just come out of nowhere Nicole. It is a micro-organism that can be transmitted from person to person. The infected person coughs a lot and causes the TB to be spread in the aerosolised droplets to the next person.

Question: is there a way of getting tuberculosis or does it just come out of nowhere?