What caused the decline of tuberculosis?

Background The dramatic decline in tuberculosis (TB) in developed countries during the past ... led to disease. In reality, it is likely that the risks of infection. 328 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Table 1 Summary of parameter values ... Annual age-specific all-cause mortality rates obtained. read more

Tuberculosis was also called the White Plague but was best known by as Consumption. Like many of the infectious diseases, the decline was caused by a combination - vigilance, isolation, vaccination, and effective antibiotics. First you have to understand that like a lot of infectious disease’s TB is opportunistic in nature. read more

The rate of decline in the United States remains too slow to achieve TB elimination in this century. Eliminating tuberculosis (TB) will require interrupting TB transmission as well as major efforts to address latent TB infection. In 2016, a total of 9,272 TB cases were reported in the United States. This represents a 2.9% decrease from 2015. read more

However,"This decline in the rate of TB was the smallest decrease in more than a decade and suggests the need for ongoing evaluation of TB elimination strategies overall and within high-risk populations," the CDC researchers wrote. read more