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Mortality Rates
Health officials begin recording TB related deaths in the US -
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
TB was a leading cause of death in the US -
Eradication
Treatments are so effective that health officals in NYC declare "TB is on the brink of complete eradication" -
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
Who sponsers the first World TB day to spread awareness about TB
