tuberculosis
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Malaria infections, along with hunger and tuberculosis, have surged since 2008. — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, "In a Rare Success, Paraguay Conquers Malaria," 6 July 2018 Sholts jokes that her one scientific contribution to the exhibition is a human skull collected from a man diagnosed with influenza and tuberculosis. — Daniel Fernandez, Smithsonian, "How Globalization Changed the Way We Fight Disease," 4 June 2018 Common infections, such as pneumonia and tuberculosis, are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. — Sophie Cousins, CNN, "Wherever you are in the world, time is running out for treating gonorrhea," 15 May 2018 Until 1950, tuberculosis was the state's leading cause of death. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Meet the city health worker who tracks down tuberculosis patients in Anchorage," 3 July 2018 Then there are infections that fall into the airborne transmission category, like measles, tuberculosis, and chickenpox. — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, "Here’s How Far Germs Spread Through Sneezing and Coughing," 13 Feb. 2019 Yet diseases that used to be controlled, like malaria and tuberculosis, are turning epidemic. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A ‘Military Option’ for Sick Venezuelans," 22 Nov. 2018 The remaining 55 are tests for diseases the W.H.O. considers of highest priority: H.I.V., tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HPV and syphilis. — New York Times, "For First Time, W.H.O. Names Some Lab Tests ‘Essential’," 21 May 2018 The North Korean government has publicly worried about the effects on tuberculosis and malaria infection rates. — Jeremy Youde, Washington Post, "North Korea has a big tuberculosis problem. It’s about to get worse.," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tuberculosis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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