Tuberculosis, or TB, is a serious, sometimes contagious bacterial infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually by mycobacterium tuberculosis. This bacterium was discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch. By using several antibiotics simultaneously suitable in most cases today, tuberculosis is treatable. Around one third of the world’s population is believed to be infected by mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The bacteria, in recent years, has become more resistant to certain drugs. There are many possible reasons for the increase around the world for diagnosed cases of TB and the resistance to some treatments - among them being wrongly-prescribed or poor quality drugs or the inability of the diagnosed patient to take the medicine or to take the medicine as directed.

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1925, Health 4v

slu0157, Luxemburg, 1925

2.00
Mint NH
1.00
Unused (hinged)

1945, Anti tuberculosis 1v

smo0308, Monaco, 1945

0.70
Mint NH

1924, Anti Tuberculosis 3v

sho0380, Hungary, 1924

4.00
Unused (hinged)

1961, Anti Tuberculosis, paintings 6v

sbe1258, Belgium, 1961

3.25
Mint NH

1965, Anti tuberculosis, dogs 3v

sfi0600, Finland, 1965

3.50
Mint NH

1982, Robert Koch 2v

spl2827, Poland, 1982

1.30
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1958, Anti tuberculosis 7v

sbe1135, Belgium, 1958

6.00
Mint NH
12.00
First Day Cover

1982, Robert Koch 5v

smup0549, Mauritius, 1982

1958, Anti Tuberculosis 1v

sgo0040, Greenland, 1958

3.00
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

2003, Anti tuberculosis 1v

szkp2374, Korea, South, 2003

1982, Anti tuberculosis 2v

skup0932, Kuwait, 1982

1974, Anti tuberculosis 1v

szkp0945, Korea, South, 1974

1.00
Mint NH

1949, Anti Tuberculosis 9v

sbe0854, Belgium, 1949

40.00
Mint NH
20.00
Unused (hinged)
20.00
Used or CTO

1950, Anti tuberculosis 7v

sbe0876, Belgium, 1950

22.50
Mint NH
15.00
Unused (hinged)

1948, Anti Tuberculosis 5v

sbe0830, Belgium, 1948

25.00
Mint NH
15.00
Unused (hinged)

1976, Anti Tuberculosis 1v

sag0681, Algeria, 1976

0.70
Mint NH

1982, Anti Tuberculosis 1v

smbp0890, Madagascar, 1982

1981, Anti tuberculosis 1v

smip0891, Mali, 1981

1983, Anti tuberculosis, flowers 3v

sfi0932, Finland, 1983

1.50
Mint NH

1981, Anti tuberculosis, flowers 3v

sfi0885, Finland, 1981

1.40
Mint NH

1961, Anti tuberculosis, animals 3v

sfi0536, Finland, 1961

3.00
Mint NH

1962, Anti tuberculosis, animals 3v

sfi0551, Finland, 1962

3.50
Mint NH

1969, Anti tuberculosis, trees 3v

sfi0657, Finland, 1969

1.50
Mint NH

1967, Anti tuberculosis 3v

sfi0623, Finland, 1967

1.50
Mint NH

1953, Anti tuberculosis, animals 3v

sfi0418, Finland, 1953

4.50
Mint NH

1955, Anti tuberculosis, fish 3v

sfi0443, Finland, 1955

3.50
Mint NH

1957, Anti tuberculosis, animals 3v

sfi0478, Finland, 1957

3.50
Mint NH

1949, Flowers 3v

sfi0365, Finland, 1949

1.00
Mint NH

1958, Anti Tuberculosis, flowers 3v

sfi0493, Finland, 1958

3.00
Mint NH

1950, Anti Tuberculosis 3v

sfi0385, Finland, 1950

2.50
Mint NH
2.00
Used or CTO

1954, Anti tuberculosis, insects 3v

sfi0434, Finland, 1954

4.00
Mint NH

1982, Robert Koch 1v

sag0794, Algeria, 1982

0.70
Mint NH

1978, Anti tuberculosis 1v

sagp0728, Algeria, 1978

0.70
Mint NH

1974, Anti tuberculosis 1v

sag0619, Algeria, 1974

0.70
Mint NH

1995, Robert Koch 2 s/s (perf. & imperf.)

sjcpzb16, North Macedonia, 1995

2.80
Mint NH

1983, Robert Koch 7v

sgzp0947, Guinea, Republic, 1983

16.50
Mint NH

2008, Fight against Tuberculosis s/s

sgo30805a, Greenland, 2008

6.25
Mint NH

1945, Anti Tuberculosis 1v

sfr0730, France, 1945

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Unused (hinged)

1979, Anti tuberculosis 3v

sfi0844, Finland, 1979

1.00
Mint NH

1976, Anti tuberculosis, folklore 3v

sfi0790, Finland, 1976

1.30
Mint NH

1975, Anti tuberculosis, paintings 3v

sfi0771, Finland, 1975

2.00
Mint NH

1973, Anti tuberculosis, paintings 3v

sfi0730, Finland, 1973

2.50
Mint NH

1971, Wood industry 3v

sfi0686, Finland, 1971

1.20
Mint NH
1.30
Used or CTO

1959, Anti tuberculosis, flowers 3v

sfi0509, Finland, 1959

6.00
Mint NH

1946, Anti tuberculosis 2v

sfi0326, Finland, 1946

0.70
Mint NH

2008, 100 Years Tuberculosis sanatorium 2v

sfa30801, Faroe Islands, 2008

3.65
Mint NH
2.25
Used or CTO
3.65
First Day Cover

1964, Anti tuberculosis 1v

sea0214, Egypt (Republic), 1964

0.70
Mint NH

1982, Robert Koch 1v

saf0329, Andorra, French Post, 1982

0.70
Mint NH
1.50
First Day Cover

1982, Anti Tuberculosis 2v

stu2598, Türkiye, 1982

0.90
Mint NH

1967, Anti tuberculosis 1v

sry0192, Ryu-Kyu, 1967

0.70
Mint NH

1982, Anti Tuberculosis 4v

srup1187, Rwanda, 1982

4.50
Mint NH

1982, Anti tuberculosis 2v

sno0862, Norway, 1982

0.90
Mint NH
1.00
First Day Cover

1906, Anti tuberculosis 3v

sne0084, Netherlands, 1906

475.00
Mint NH
70.00
Unused (hinged)
35.00
Used or CTO

1942, Anti Tuberculosis s/s

sbeb017, Belgium, 1942

9.00
Mint NH
1.00
Mint NH
1.10
First Day Cover

1959, Anti Tuberculosis 7v

sbe1167, Belgium, 1959

6.00
Mint NH
13.50
First Day Cover

1960, Anti Tuberculosis, fine arts 6v

sbe1222, Belgium, 1960

7.50
Mint NH

1956, Anti Tuberculosis 7v

sbe1047, Belgium, 1956

15.00
Mint NH
7.00
Unused (hinged)

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