signs of tb in lungs :: Article Creator TB Is Back - So Could You Get It? And How Could You Tell? Tuberculosis (TB), a potentially fatal disease, had been almost wiped out in Britain by the 1970s. But there has been a dramatic rise in cases recently, especially in and around London, where 40 per cent of all TB cases are detected. In a parliamentary briefing last week, doctors warned that London has a higher rate of TB than some Third World countries, including China and Brazil, with cases in the capital rising from 1,500 in 1987 to 3,000 last year. Altogether, 7,300 cases were identified across Britain last year, which is an 80 per cent rise over the past decade. There is fear that the disease may spread further, due to a combination of foreign immigrants infected with TB coming to the UK, increased travel abroad, and hospital staff who are not trained to spot the disease from early symptoms. Tuberculosis is a communicable disease caused by infection...