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New Vaccine May Provide TB Prevention for People with HIV

TB otherwise known as tuberculosis is one of the leading cause of deaths especially among those infected with HIV. In 2008, it is estimated that 500,000 who died of tuberculosis were HIV infected individuals. Tuberculosis infection among HIV positive people is unfavorable and most likely to cause increased sickness as compared to those not infected with HIV. This is because HIV is weakening the immune system which likely causes latent tuberculosis developing into a more active TB infection.