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world tuberculosis day

the whole world observes World Tuberculosis Day (TB) to spread awareness about the devastating #health, social and economic consequences of #tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. Tuberculosis is a potentially serious infectious disease that mainly affects the #lungs. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that The had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease.

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Uploaded on April 12, 2023