1984 — Tuberculosis, US death rate 0.73 per 100K, esp. DC/3.62, AL/1.57, NY/1.21 –1,729

–1,729  CDC Wonder. Compressed Mortality File, 1979-1998. ICD-9[1] code 010-018.

 

Alabama                       62      1.57     (Yellow highlighting denotes above average death rate.)

Alaska                             4      0.78

Arizona                         31      1.01

Arkansas                       26      1.12

California                   1.61     0.62

Colorado                         5      0.16

Connecticut                  15      0.47

Delaware                         5      0.82

District of Columbia    23      3.62

Florida                                    126      1.14

Georgia                        57      0.98

Hawaii                          10      0.97

Idaho                               6      0.61

Illinois                          64      0.56

Indiana                                      24      0.44

Iowa                              10      0.35

Kansas                          10      0.41

Kentucky                      42      1.14

Louisiana                      53      1.20

Maine                              2      0.17

Maryland                      19      0.43

Massachusetts              18      0.32

Michigan                      58      0.64

Minnesota                       7      0.17

Mississippi                   28      1.09

Missouri                       22      0.44

Montana                          8      0.97                 Rhode Island                   4      0.42

Nebraska                       10      0.63                 South Carolina              32      0.98

Nevada                            3      0.32                 South Dakota                  6      0.86

New Hampshire              1      0.10                 Tennessee                     46      0.98

New Jersey                   72      0.96                 Texas                          121      0.76

New Mexico                 10      0.71                 Utah                                5      0.31

New York                   215      1.21                 Vermont                          3      0.57

North Carolina              62      1.01                 Virginia                        30      0.53

North Dakota                  3      0.44                 Washington                    9      0.21

Ohio                              44      0.41                 West Virginia               12      0.62

Oklahoma                     21      0.64                 Wisconsin                     18      0.38

Oregon                                      15      0.56                 Wyoming                        2      0.40

Pennsylvania                88      0.74

US population size used — 235,955,196

 

Narrative Information

 

Tuberculosis: “Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick. As a result, two TB-related conditions exist: latent TB infection (LTBI) and TB disease….TB bacteria are spread through the air from one person to another. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected.

 

“TB is NOT spread by:           Shaking someone’s hand.                   Sharing food or drink.

Touching bed lines or toilet seats.     Sharing toothbrushes.

Kissing.

 

“When a person breathes in TB bacteria, the bacteria can settle in the lungs and begin to grow… they can move through the blood to other parts of the body, such as the kidney, spine, and brain.

 

“TB disease in the lungs or throat can be infectious. This means that the bacteria can be spread to other people. TB in other parts of the body, such as the kidney or spine, is usually not infectious.

 

“People with TB disease are most likely to spread it to people they spend time with every day. This includes family members, friends, and coworkers or schoolmates.” (CDC. Tuberculosis (TB). 3-20-2016 update.)

 

Tuberculosis:  “Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease and was greatly feared well into the 20th century. Frequently called “consumption,” TB was often fatal. By 1943 it was the No. 3 cause of death in Tennessee. The “White Plague,” so named because of its strikingly pale victims, carried a social stigma similar to that of AIDS in recent years. …residents fought the location of a TB hospital in their neighborhood, claiming that property values would plummet.

 

“Tuberculosis is a contagious lung disease (though it can attack other parts of the body) spread through the air. It is highly controlled today with early detection and antibiotics. Around 1900, the average hospital stay for a TB patient was three years….”  (Tennessee State Library.)

 

Sources

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1979-1998. CDC Wonder Online Database, released 2003. ICD-9 Codes 010-018, Tuberculosis (1984). Accessed 4-7-2019 via: https://wonder.cdc.gov

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tuberculosis (TB). 3-20-2016 update. Accessed 10-16-2018 at: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm

 

Tennessee State Library and Archives. Disasters in Tennessee. “Epidemic Scourges in Tennessee.” Nashville. Accessed 10-18-2013 at: http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/exhibits/disasters/epidemics.htm

[1] ICD-9 is the 9^th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, a medical classification list by the World Health Organization — International Classification of Diseases for short.