RT @LauraMiers: 2011: “The secondary attack rate for tuberculosis disease was 3.0%. The overall secondary attack rate for tuberculosis infe…
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RT @LauraMiers: 2011: “The secondary attack rate for tuberculosis disease was 3.0%. The overall secondary attack rate for tuberculosis infe…
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2011: “The secondary attack rate for tuberculosis disease was 3.0%. The overall secondary attack rate for tuberculosis infection was 47.4, and did not vary widely with age, HIV status or BCG vaccination.” https://t.co/sjQ8tRdbdB
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@ShivenChabria @ScottWGonzalez @DrKellyVictory Wrong on "2. It is poorly transmissible. Even family members of TB patients don't usually get it." This paper finds the secondary attack rate of tuberculosis infection within a household is 47%. "The SAR for