United States Department of State (Washington, DC), 24 March 2010
Tuberculosis kills more than 1.7 million people every year, making it a leading world-wide cause of infectious disease deaths. TB is both a disease of poverty − with transmission rates higher in over-crowded conditions − and a contributor to poverty. It destroys families, undermines economic opportunity, and holds back progress.
Africa: World Tuberculosis Day
United States Department of State (Washington, DC), 24 March 2010
Tuberculosis kills more than 1.7 million people every year, making it a leading world-wide cause of infectious disease deaths. TB is both a disease of poverty − with transmission rates higher in over-crowded conditions − and a contributor to poverty. It destroys families, undermines economic opportunity, and holds back progress.
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