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Canada's Role in Fighting Tuberculosis

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     CANADA's ROLE in
      FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS

About Tuberculosis What is tuberculosis and how is it spread? This resource explains the biology of tuberculosis and the way in which we deal with it.
Tuberculosis History in Canada Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases of humans. Find out how it use to be fought, through sanatoria and mass community surveys.
Tuberculosis in Canada Today A "cure" was found for tuberculosis in the 1940s, but it is not gone from Canada. Why does TB remain and what are Canadians doing about it?



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