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TB Second Biggest Infectious Killer Worldwide
March 19, 2007
TB, the infectious lung disease, is a leading cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide, second only to HIV/AIDS.
The airborne disease that we all thought had been eliminated by the 1960s, is now killing nearly 2 million people worldwide every year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), new infections of tuberculosis, or TB, occur at the rate of one per second.
And also of increasing concern to health professionals and organizations worldwide is the sharp rise in drug-resistant strains of TB.
© 2007 MediLexicon International Ltd.
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=65508
category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 19 March 2007
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