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> Related, was this infection actually a significant threat? Good question. Tuberculosis is weird. The CDC estimates that 13M Americans have latent infections.
by amluto 3y ago
> Related, was this infection actually a significant threat?
Good question. Tuberculosis is weird. The CDC estimates that 13M Americans have latent infections. Asymptomatic people are only tested in the US under special circumstances. As far as I know, no widespread surveillance or treatment program exists. And yet the actual burden of disease caused by TB in the US seems quite low.
- qingcharles 3y agoThe only population that is probably tested routinely are those entering jails and prisons (in the USA), where testing is near 100% as you don't want to let someone into such a crowded situation who is potentially infected.