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Rethinking TB

Linda Lazarides
Jul 31, 2025
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Apparently the West Midlands area of the UK is a hotspot for the re-emergence of the once-feared tuberculosis (TB) which historically was also known as “consumption” or “phthisis”.

In 2023, there were 164 reports of TB cases in Leicester, up from 140 in the previous year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjd7k44v2ko

This may sound scary, but the one t…

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