Do you think that tuberculosis is "a disease of the past"?

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and transferred from person to person. It is now attracting a lot of attention globally.
In particular, the disease is a very serious health problem and an obstacle to growth and development in endemic countries in Africa and Asia. Even in Japan, there are increasing signs of drug-resistant strains of TB, so we can't say that this is someone else's problem. TB is an old disease, but it isn't one that only effects countries in which it is endemic. It is in fact quite close to us here in Japan, so it's is best to learn more about it.