Tuberculosis
At one time in history tuberculosis was one of the main causes of death in the United States. It kills nearly two billion people a year, between 2000 and 2020 one million people will be infected and 35 billion people will have died from TB.
Tuberculosis (TB) - TB is a bacterium (Mycobacterium Tuberculosis) that becomes active in the immune system and cannot be stopped. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis can attack any part of the body; however, it usually attacks …
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…time. At this early stage it is not contagious. It can either be destroyed if treated or it multiplies and becomes Secondary TB. Secondary TB the bacterium has multiplied and destroyed tissue in the lungs, coughing up blood is likely to happen, but at this point TB has become highly contagious.
TB is still a problem today but with Medical Help and prevention the United States has been able to decrease the chances of Tuberculosis.
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