A Global Threat ... It is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. ... TB is  an airborne disease that can be spread by coughing or sneezing and is the ... TB  is the leading killer of people with HIV/AIDS, claiming over one in four lives of ...
Sep 26, 2018 ... HIV is a relatively recent epidemic, having first been identified in the ... Many  famous people have fallen ill or died of TB over the years, ... TB is the leading  infectious killer globally and the leading killer of ... To respond effectively to HIV,  UNAIDS estimates that US$ 26.2 billion will be required for the AIDS ...
Sep 18, 2018 ... In 2017, 10 million people fell ill with TB, and 1.6 million died from the disease ( including 0.3 million among people with HIV). ... TB is a leading killer of HIV- positive people. ... Globally, TB incidence is falling at about 2% per year. ... for  prevention and treatment of infection and disease, to reduce deaths.
Oct 30, 2017 ... On Monday the WHO released its 2017 Global Tuberculosis Report, and the  latest picture is still one of extreme gravity, as progress to stop the spread of this  disease simply isn't ... TB is the ninth-leading cause of death worldwide and  continues to be the world's No. 1 infectious killer, surpassing HIV/AIDS.
Oct 28, 2015 ... With 1.5 million deaths a year, tuberculosis has passed HIV/AIDS. ... TB deaths  have actually been going down in recent years. ... of all [TB] cases are MDR,"  says Dr. Mario Raviglione, the director of WHO's global TB program.
Tuberculosis recently passed "HIV/AIDS as the leading infectious killer globally."