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My doctor said that everyone in the third world countries is positive to have a tuberculosis, is that even true?
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Not everyone, : But a much higher percentage than in the usa.
Answered 11/26/2012
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2,000,000,000: Two billion are tuberculin skin test positive, worldwide.
Answered 12/2/2012
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