Which Statement About Tuberculosis (TB) is False

Question

Which statement about tuberculosis (TB) is false?
A) Recent advances in medicine and vaccines have cut the worldwide death rate from TB to less than 10,000 per year.
B) It is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
C) It is one of two diseases that have killed more people than any other in human history.
D) It is a lung disease.

Accepted Answer

Recent advances have not reduced the worldwide death rate from TB to less than 10,000 per year; TB remains a leading cause of death from infectious diseases globally.