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

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    25 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.