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Kansas is dealing with one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis recorded in a single year in the United States since the 1950s, state health officials say. The outbreak in the Kansas City area ...
It’s easy to think that tuberculosis is an illness from another era. But the United States is actually experiencing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in its history.. The outbreak, which is ...
A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and at least two deaths, according to the state health department. Cases related to the ...
Tuberculosis deaths in New York (state) (118 P) Tuberculosis deaths in North Carolina (7 P) Tuberculosis deaths in North Dakota (1 P) O. Tuberculosis deaths in Ohio ...
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 active. [170] In 2010, 8.8 million new cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed, and 1.20–1.45 million deaths occurred (most of these occurring in developing countries).
1906 Chicago Tuberculosis Institute was founded "to advance the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis (TB) and to coordinate the care of those afflicted with this disease." 1956 Following a decline in TB deaths, National Tuberculosis Association voted to include other respiratory diseases its mission.
An unprecedented wave of tuberculosis infections has struck the state of Kansas as nearly 70 cases have been recorded, say officials.. Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced 67 ...
Disease outbreaks in New York (state) (1 C, 6 P) Disease outbreaks in Pennsylvania (5 P) Disease outbreaks in the United States (8 C, 54 P) L. ... 2007 tuberculosis ...