NIAID Funded Researchers Predict TB Relapse Risk NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Each year, tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other single infectious disease. Although tuberculosis can often be treated through a long and grueling course of antibiotics, not everyone is completely cured. Even among patients who are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) … Continue reading TB Is the Deadliest Infectious Disease