UNLIKE diseases that attack the lungs such as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), not everyone infected with the tuberculosis (TB) bacteria becomes sick.
“We are facing a silent spread of the disease, because if I infect you, you only have a 5-10% of chance of becoming sick,” says World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific adviser for TB Dr Catharina van Weezenbeek.
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