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World Tuberculosis Day: Explaining the seriousness behind the deadly virus

Published: March 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM

Tags: covid-19, world health organization, health, tuberculosis, dr. david persse

According to the World Health Organization, in 2023, tuberculosis beat out COVID-19 as the leading cause of death from a single infection. It reports a little more than one million people died from the disease.

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World Tuberculosis Day: Explaining the seriousness behind the deadly virus

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