of time.

It is estimated that one-quarter of the world's population, approximately 2 billion people, have latent TB. In 2024, TB incidence reached an estimated 10.7 million people and caused 1.23 million deaths, making it the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide.

Tuberculosis has been present in humans since ancient times. In the 1800s, when it was known as consumption, TB was responsible for an estimated

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