World Tuberculosis Day: We need information on TB
Compliments of the season. Last Sunday, 24th March was the World Tuberculosis Day. Kindly use your column to enlighten the populace about the disease, risk factors, prevention and treatment.Thanks Abdul for your question. Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide . Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis that most often affect the lungs.
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