TB and HIV

Today, March 24th, is World Tuberculosis Day.

The risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be between 12-20 times greater in people living with HIV among those without HIV.

In 2011 there were 8.7 million new cases of TB, of which 1.1 million were among people living with HIV." -IAS

Read more about TB/HIV here:

http://www.who.int/topics/tb/about_tb/en/