China News Service, July 10, according to Japan's "Daily News" report, on the 10th, Japan's Okayama City released news that a collective infection of tuberculosis occurred in the city, and currently 6 people have been diagnosed.
According to reports, the source of the collective infection was a local woman in her 60s. She was diagnosed with tuberculosis in April. Since then, three relatives living with the woman have developed the disease.
After the physical examination of the close contact person of the woman in Okayama City, all three relatives were diagnosed with infection. In addition, two related personnel of this female workplace were also diagnosed as asymptomatic infected persons.
Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can invade multiple organs, and pulmonary tuberculosis infection is the most common. According to the 2017 Global Tuberculosis Report, tuberculosis is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide, higher than AIDS.