Does tuberculosis remain a social problem?
Journal Title: Przewodnik Lekarza - Year 2006, Vol 86, Issue 4
Abstract
With approximately 3 million annual deaths, tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide into the 21st century. It is estimated that one third of the world population harbor a latent infection by the causative pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In this paper are presented TB risk factors, last world and polish epidemiological data and some social reasons of increasing number of people with this disease.
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Halina Batura-Gabryel
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