#FEMSmicroBlog: World Tuberculosis Day and our fight against one of the most dreadful diseases
Sarah Wettstadt
#FEMSmicroBlog: World Tuberculosis Day and our fight against one of the most dreadful diseases
Tuberculosis has affected humans for thousands of years and remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. According to the WHO, approximately one quarter of the global population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In 2024, around 10.7 million new tuberculosis cases were reported globally, while approximately 1.23 million people died from this disease. However, in recent..