In the United States, tuberculosis (TB) was one of the leading causes of death at the beginning of the twentieth century, but reported mortality from TB declined steadily during the first half of the century. Discuss what factors caused this decline.

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The Answer is The factors that caused a decline in mortality from TB in the first half of the twentieth century were:
-Improvements in housing that reduced crowding
-Development of effective antibiotics
-Creation of TB control programs
-Improvements in hygiene and sanitation that reduced the rates of many communicable diseases

In the United States, Tuberculosis (TB) Was One of the Leading