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Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease caused by 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis' that often affects the lungs. If not treated properly, it can be fatal. TB spreads from person to person through the air. When infected people cough, sneeze, or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air.

In Uttar Pradesh, a 'mystery fever' killed as many as 84 people in the last six weeks, following which the Yogi Adityanath government has issued a high alert across the state. Bareilly recorded the highest number of deaths, 24, and in nearby Badaun district, 23 casualties were reported.

More than 93 million people around the world have been confirmed to have the coronavirus, while the death toll has crossed 19,93,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. Over 51.3 million patients have recovered from the deadly disease globally.