By ELIZABETH MERABMore by this AuthorA world free of tuberculosis (TB) is possible by 2045 if increased political will and financial resources are directed towards priority areas, a new study has shown. TRANSMISSIONWhen a person with infectious TB coughs or sneezes, droplets containing the TB bacteria known as mycobacterium tuberculosis are released into the air. As a result, two TB-related conditions exist: Latent TB infection and TB disease,” CDC notes. TREATMENTWhereas these people incubate the bacteria, they do not have TB disease. Overall, without treatment, it is estimated that about five to 10 per cent of infected persons will develop TB disease at some time in their lives.

Source: Daily Nation March 23, 2019 22:52 UTC