World Tuberculosis Day: What You Must Know When Caring for the Elderly - 0 views
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seniorcareonline on 14 Mar 22Though Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease known for more than a hundred years, it is still one of the most common causes of death worldwide in the present time, especially among older populations. In 2019, a total of 10 million new cases of people who developed active TB disease were recorded globally. While active TB can be treated and cured in most cases, around 1.4 million people died from TB alone in 2019 across the globe.