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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 ...
Starting in 2024, the U.S. state of Kansas experienced a sudden rise in cases of tuberculosis, with 67 active cases. [1] 109 cases of tuberculosis were recorded in Kansas in 2024, compared to 51 in 2023. [2] It is the largest tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. since documentation began in the 1950s. [3] [4]
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 ...
A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has become the largest documented TB outbreak in the United States since monitoring began in the 1950s, according to the ...
Western Hemisphere populations were ravaged mostly by smallpox, but also typhus, measles, influenza, bubonic plague, cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, mumps, yellow fever, and pertussis. The lack of written records in many places and the destruction of many native societies by disease, war, and colonization make estimates uncertain.
Leading cause of death (2016) (world) The following is a list of the causes of human deaths worldwide for different years arranged by their associated mortality rates. In 2002, there were about 57 million deaths.
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Tuberculosis deaths in the United States (4 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Tuberculosis in the United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.