InevitableSwing [none/use name] to news@hexbear.netEnglish • 2 months agoA tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history. 66 active cases and 79 latent infections in the Kansas City, Kansas.www.cjonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down11cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkA tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history. 66 active cases and 79 latent infections in the Kansas City, Kansas.www.cjonline.comInevitableSwing [none/use name] to news@hexbear.netEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squarex87_floatingpoint [he/him, it/its]linkfedilinkEnglish33•2 months ago How does this even happen? In 2025?
minus-squareBlockocheese [any]cakelinkfedilinkEnglish15•2 months agoLike 1/4 people in the world have TB and you can carry it without knowing
minus-squaretactical_trans_karen [she/her, comrade/them]linkfedilinkEnglish10•2 months agoWait, what?
minus-squareBlockocheese [any]cakelinkfedilinkEnglish17•2 months agohttps://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis About a quarter of the global population is estimated to have been infected with TB bacteria. About 5–10% of people infected with TB will eventually get symptoms and develop TB disease. There’s also multiple strains that are drug resistant
How does this even happen? In 2025?
Like 1/4 people in the world have TB and you can carry it without knowing
Wait, what?
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis
There’s also multiple strains that are drug resistant