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Tuberculosis (TB ) <br /> • Caused by a bacteria Mycobacterium <br /> tuberculosis and is transmitted through <br /> the air (coughing, talking, singing, <br /> sneezing) <br /> • 11,545 TB cases reported to the CDC in <br /> 2009 in the 50 states and DC <br /> ff �y <br /> • WHO estimates 1 .7 million worldwide <br /> die each year from TB <br /> • Only persons with 'Active" TB disease <br /> can spread the infection . About 10% of <br /> Tb infections become "active" disease <br /> • A skin test determines if the person is <br /> infected with tuberculosis; a chest X- <br /> Ray is needed to determine active T <br /> • Symptoms of active TB include chronic <br /> cough, low-grade fever, chest pain, and <br /> coughing up blood <br />