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About one third of the world's population is infected with M. tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is an illness that primarily affects the lungs but can also be present in the brain, bones, and glands. It is spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Symptoms include fever, chest pain, weight loss, appetite loss, coughing up blood. Tuberculosis is completely curable if the full course of prescribed drugs are taken.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more people today are dying of tuberculosis than ever before. Tuberculosis kills 8,000 people per day.