Tuberculosis: One-Third of the World is Infected

Friday, July 5, 2013 - 18:50 in Health & Medicine

One-third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis, an infectious disease that kills more than 1.4 million people each year, according to the World Health Organization. Most won’t ever get sick from the germ, but if something lowers their immunity (l …

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