MDR-TB

This Disease Can Still Get You Quarantined For Months -- And It's On The Rise

On World Tuberculosis Day, four survivors reveal what it's like to have "airborne cancer."
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He Looks At Tuberculosis Death Toll And Wonders Why You're Not Worried

"Nobody is safe from it," says South Africa's health minister.
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Obama Proposes Less Money To Fight World's Top Infectious Killer

His budget comes two months after his lauded plan to attack tuberculosis.
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Obama Emphasizes Malaria In State of the Union, But Not This Way Deadlier Disease

He highlighted malaria and HIV/AIDS instead, the other two diseases the Global Fund was established to fight.
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CDC Director Calls It 'Shameful' This Curable Disease Still Kills Millions

The leading infectious killer in the world has been around for centuries. When will the world eliminate tuberculosis?
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Only 3 Congressmen Showed For A Hearing On The World's No. 1 Infectious Killer

Over 1.5 million people now die from tuberculosis a year, pushing it past AIDS.
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This Disease Could Kill 75 Million People By 2050, And You've Likely Never Heard Of It

The White House has a plan to combat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, but it may never get funded.
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