To determine definitely the presence of tuberculosis an x-ray and sputum examination and occasionally a tuberculin test are requisite for all these patients. This would not be an impractical or ...

An X-ray of 11,000 people was taken and the sputum of 3,500 tested in the camps. The number of people suffering from TB was 1,796 last year, and 55 people died of it.

Alone and in combination with other lower respiratory tract disease signs and symptoms, dyspnea is the best predictor of severe RSV outcomes.