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A bit of perspective.
As of 2018 one-quarter of the world's population is thought to be infected with TB.[6] New infections occur in about 1% of the population each year.[12] In 2017, there were more than
10 MILLION CASES
of active TB which resulted in
1.6 MILLION DEATHS.[7]
This makes it the number one cause of death from an infectious disease.
Do we see TB splashed all over the teevee and interwebs every minute of every day? Do we see panic buying over TB? Do we see governments flexing their authoritarianism over TB?
If our reaction to TB is something along the lines of boredom, our response to COVID-19 (in a rational world) should be nothing short of jubilation.
