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'''[[Tuberculosis]]''' is the most common [[infectious disease]] in the world today. It is caused by a [[bacterium]], usually the ''[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]'' but any member of the so-called Tuberculosis complex will do. If left untreated, more than 50% of people infected will die in a few years time. It causes about 2-3 million deaths per year out of 9-10 million cases and is especially prevalent in undeveloped, tropical countries. |
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Revision as of 17:54, 21 August 2004
Tuberculosis is the most common infectious disease in the world today. It is caused by a bacterium, usually the Mycobacterium tuberculosis but any member of the so-called Tuberculosis complex will do. If left untreated, more than 50% of people infected will die in a few years time. It causes about 2-3 million deaths per year out of 9-10 million cases and is especially prevalent in undeveloped, tropical countries.
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