StagesofTuberculosis-UNMBiologyDepartment.pptVIP

Statistics #1 on the list of lethal infectious diseases 2 million deaths worldwide annually Every year 8 million cases reported annually Death rate after contracting the disease, if untreated, is the same as flipping a coin History TB has been known as Pthisis, King’s Evil, Pott’s disease, consumption, and the White Plague. Egyptian mummies from 3500 BCE have the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis The Great White Plague Started in Europe in 1600’s Reigned for around 200 years Named for the loss of skin color of those infected The New World Infected the New World before the Europeans