Epidemiology of tuberculosis

9月 3, 2010 · Posted in 未分類 

19th-century England one person in five died ofMycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The dramaticdecline in notifications and deaths reflects one of the greatmedical advances of that century. However, tuberculosisremains a common cause of death in the developing world.Eight million new clinical cases occur each year, leading to2 million deaths. One-third of the world's population isinfected with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.

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