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A doctor examines the x-rays of a tuberculosis (TB) patient at a TB clinic Novmeber 27, 2002 in Brooklyn, New York. Healthcare workers around the country oversee patients in a program called Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) that ensures carriers of the tuberculosis bacteria take their medication. Tuberculosis is a contagious disease of the lungs that is spread through the air and kills around 2 million people annually, mainly in third world countries. It is relatively easy and affordable to treat, with a six-month series of drugs costing around 10 dollars. While the number of TB cases in the United States has dropped in recent years, the disease is still particularly strong among the foreign-born, the homeless and impoverished contributing to the deaths of thousands of Americans yearly. As of 2000, over 16,000 Americans have contracted tuberculosis. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

CDC: Kansas Faces ‘Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak In U.S. History’

U.S. health officials in Kansas and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Kansas is now facing the “largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in United States history.”

US-HEALTH-VIRUS-ANIMAL-RATS Members of 'The Ryder's Alley Trencher-fed Society (R.A.T.S.)' meet with their dogs to vermin control a neighborhood in lower Manhattan on May 14, 2021 in New York City. - Late one Friday night, eight dog enthusiasts and their pet pooches prowl several dark alleys in New York with one mission: to hunt and kill as many rats as possible. The dogs, mostly terriers, pant and strain at their leashes before diving into trash bags and emerging seconds later with a convulsing rodent between their teeth. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

N.Y.C: Infectious Diseases From Rat Urine On The Rise

The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a health advisory after human infections from rat urine have been on the rise.

SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: Packages of Robitussin Honey are displayed on a shelf at a Target store on January 25, 2024 in San Bruno, California. Haleon, maker of Robitussin cough medicine, has announced a recall of certain Robitussin cough syrups due to a possible microbial contamination that could lead to deadly infections for at-risk customers. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Possible Contamination: Some Robitussin Cold And Flu Cough Syrups Being Recalled

The consumer health company Haleon said on Wednesday that some Robitussin products, which are promoted for the treatment of cough, flu, and sore throat symptoms, are being recalled nationally due to a microbiological contamination.