Friday, September 28, 2012

TB ....or not TB

Tuberculosis is a lung infection that is caused by an airborne bacteria which people inadvertently inhale when some other infected person coughs.  The disease is rampant in much of South East Asia, including in the Philippines and the Pacific Islands.  Guam's incidence of tuberculosis is about 10 times that of mainland North America.  To learn more about TB, watch this week's Healthy Living videos:


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