From : COVID-19 has dethroned TB as the infectious disease causing most deaths worldwide recently, but a new report from WHO puts TB back on top. /g ...

anakin-padme-2 It's because Covid is going away, right? Herd immunity is working?

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The World Health Organization (WHO) today published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the highest number recorded since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995. This represents a notable increase from 7.5 million reported in 2022, placing TB again as the leading infectious disease killer in 2023, surpassing COVID-19

There is plenty of evidence covid attacks the immune system, and reactivated TB is common with people who have AIDS. Could all just be a wierd coincidence and TB just does that sometimes.

Related: TB cases in Scotland rise by 40% in 'largest annual increase' observed to date

  • Hexboare [they/them]
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    22 days ago

    Two cases per 100,000 is pretty good for country without a public health system

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        22 days ago

        Hard to miss TB though. You cough bloody chunks of your lungs out and it spreads. Afaik most cases in the us are in our torture facility prisons.

        Afaik tb is one of the diseases that still does get monitored to some extent.

        • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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          22 days ago

          Right, but not having public healthcare also ties in with a significant marginalized population that never sees doctors. Immigrant workers, spring to mind.