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    The document discusses tuberculosis (TB) in the Philippines and United States. It reports that TB cases in the Philippines remain high at a rate of X per 100,000 people, while the US saw 7,882 TB cases in 2021, below the national average of 2.4 per 100,000. Symptoms of active TB include cough, weakness, chills and fever. Treatment typically requires 4-6 months of medications. Eliminating TB requires prioritizing at-risk groups through testing, treatment, and engaging affected communities and medical providers.

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    The document discusses tuberculosis (TB) in the Philippines and United States. It reports that TB cases in the Philippines remain high at a rate of X per 100,000 people, while the US saw 7,882 TB cases in 2021, below the national average of 2.4 per 100,000. Symptoms of active TB include cough, weakness, chills and fever. Treatment typically requires 4-6 months of medications. Eliminating TB requires prioritizing at-risk groups through testing, treatment, and engaging affected communities and medical providers.

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    The document discusses tuberculosis (TB) in the Philippines and United States. It reports that TB cases in the Philippines remain high at a rate of X per 100,000 people, while the US saw 7,882 TB cases in 2021, below the national average of 2.4 per 100,000. Symptoms of active TB include cough, weakness, chills and fever. Treatment typically requires 4-6 months of medications. Eliminating TB requires prioritizing at-risk groups through testing, treatment, and engaging affected communities and medical providers.

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    TAKE ON Too many people in the Philippines

    TB
    still suffer from tuberculosis (TB).

    The TB case rate is:


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    people
    TB cases reported in 2021
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    7,882 cases of TB were The national average is
    reported in the U.S. in 2021 2.4 per 100,000 people

    Symptoms of TB disease include: A typical person with TB disease


    in the United States requires:
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    C Weakness
    4 or 6 •
    Chills •
    months of
    Fever medications •

    To eliminate TB, we must prioritize


    groups at increased risk for TB:

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    TB
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    A TB A APPROA

    Testing & treatment of Engaging affected communities


    populations at risk for TB and medical providers

    To learn more about TB, visit:


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