Tuberculosis

  • Mortality Rates

    Mortality Rates

    Health officials begin recording TB related deaths in the US
  • Discovery

    Discovery

    In 1882, Dr. Rober Koch discovered Myobacterium tuberculosis. At this time 1 out of every 7 people in the US was killed by Tuberculosis
  • Leading Cause of Death

    Leading Cause of Death

    TB was a leading cause of death in the US
  • Eradication

    Eradication

    Treatments are so effective that health officals in NYC declare "TB is on the brink of complete eradication"
  • HIV & TB

    HIV & TB

    When HIV surfaces, it allows for TB to infect the suceptible host due to weakened immune systems, this allowed for TB to re emerge
  • TB Day

    TB Day

    Who sponsers the first World TB day to spread awareness about TB