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  2. History of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    This TB strain found in Peru is different from that prevalent today in the Americas, which is more closely related to a later Eurasian strain likely brought by European colonists. [5] However, this result is criticised by other experts from the field, [ 1 ] for instance because there is evidence of the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in ...

  3. List of sanatoria in the United States - Wikipedia

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    King County Tuberculosis Hospital Seattle, Washington [36] 1930 Lake View Sanatorium: Madison, Wisconsin [37] 1933 Sioux San Hospital: Rapid City, South Dakota: 1934 Arizona State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Tempe, Arizona [38] 1934 Glenn Dale Hospital: Glenn Dale, Maryland: 1936 Dr. Hudson Sanitarium: Newton County, Arkansas [39] 1939 University ...

  4. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Roughly one-quarter of the world's population has been infected with M. tuberculosis, [6] with new infections occurring in about 1% of the population each year. [11] However, most infections with M. tuberculosis do not cause disease, [169] and 90–95% of infections remain asymptomatic. [87] In 2012, an estimated 8.6 million chronic cases were ...

  5. The Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak In U.S. History Is ... - AOL

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    Is there a tuberculosis outbreak? Unfortunately, yes, there is a tuberculosis outbreak happening in Kansas, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The department has ...

  6. Hotel Dieu hospital was answer to growing need due to ... - AOL

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    This July 12, 1953, article by El Paso historian Cleofas Calleros traces Hotel Dieu’s history.

  7. History of public health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis mortality in the USA and in Massachusetts from 1861 to 2014. In the United States there was dramatic reduction in what had been the greatest killer, tuberculosis (often called "consumption"). [76] Starting in the 1900s, public health campaigns were launched to educate people about the contagion. [77]

  8. There's a growing TB outbreak in Kansas. What are the ... - AOL

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    A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment. There's a growing TB outbreak in Kansas.

  9. Robert Koch - Wikipedia

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    Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (/ k ɒ x / KOKH; [1] [2] German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈkɔx] ⓘ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist.As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax, he is regarded as one of the main founders of modern bacteriology.