Francisque Crotte applying his electrical remedy for tuberculosis to a seated woman. Crotte was the Founder of the Institut m矇dical Cr繫tte in Lyon for the cure of tuberculosis. Electrotherapy is the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment. In medicine, the term electrotherapy can apply to a variety of treatments, including the use of electrical devices such as deep brain stimulators for neurological disease. The term has also been applied specifically to the use of electric current to speed wound healing. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections do not have symptoms, known as latent tuberculosis. The historical term "consumption" came about due to the weight loss.