Worldwide, the most frequent cause of death from a single agent is:
A) AIDS
B) Malaria
C) Hepatitis
D) Tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis (TB) is the most frequent cause of death from a single agent worldwide. It is estimated that one-third of the global population is infected with TB and 10 million people develop active TB each year, resulting in 1.4 million deaths. AIDS, Malaria, and Hepatitis are significant global health issues, but none individually cause as many deaths as TB.

Worldwide, the Most Frequent Cause of Death from a Single