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The history of tuberculosis, cover of book "The greatest story never told"

World Tuberculosis Day. 24 March 2022

By Andre Burbidge · March 23, 2022 · Uncategorised · No comments

World Tuberculosis Day is held on the 24 March each year to raise awareness of the public health impact of this disease. On this date in 1882, Robert Koch announced he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened a way towards diagnosis and cure.

This year’s theme…

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