Air Pollution and TB - Exploring the Connections: Rutgers University
November 21, 2019
November 21, 2019
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
Tuberculosis is a global threat, with 10 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths from the respiratory infection in 2018 alone. Worldwide, it's the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent.
The heaviest burden falls on people living in urban slums, where the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) is five times as great as in other areas. "Slum populations are impover . . .
Tuberculosis is a global threat, with 10 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths from the respiratory infection in 2018 alone. Worldwide, it's the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent.
The heaviest burden falls on people living in urban slums, where the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) is five times as great as in other areas. "Slum populations are impover . . .