But that is not the only possible future. One can also imagine tuberculosis continuing to kill over a million people every year for another century, or another ten centuries. And yes, one can even imagine that if we continue to neglect research and treatment, someday soon a strain of tuberculosis could emerge that storms the world as the disease has so many times in the past, and we return to the days when tuberculosis kills the rich and poor alike, even if never equitably.
