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Before COVID, TB was the world's worst pathogen. It's still a 'monster' killer

Health workers share information about tuberculosis with residents of aslum neighborhoods in New Delhi. India has the greatest number of TB cases in the world. Prakash Singh/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Before COVID, TB was the world's worst pathogen. It's still a 'monster' killer

February 13, 2022 • It was under control. And then it wasn't. In her new book Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History, VIdya Krishnan shows how "we repeat the same disease-spreading mistakes over and over."

Drug Resistant TB Is Predicted To Steadily Spread In 4 Countries

A tuberculosis patient in a hospital for chest diseases in the Indian region of Kashmir. NurPhoto/Getty Images hide caption

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Drug Resistant TB Is Predicted To Steadily Spread In 4 Countries

May 9, 2017 • The case numbers are already high in certain countries. It's not only hard to treat — it's extremely contagious.

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