While COVID has most certainly been top-of-mind for companies working to combat infectious disease, we must not forget the other microbes out there that are still cause for concern.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a prime example. Most have heard of this disease, but probably in the context of their history classes. You might be surprised to hear, then, that tuberculosis caused an estimated 1.5 million deaths in 2020, making it second only to COVID as the leading cause of death due to an infectious agent.
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