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Life inside TB hospitals of Gauhati and Hyderabad

A highly infectious disease, TB is the biggest killer in India which claims about 4 lakh lives every year.
A boy cries standing beside a relative being treated for tuberculosis at a TB hospital in Hyderabad. | AP
A boy cries standing beside a relative being treated for tuberculosis at a TB hospital in Hyderabad. | AP
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A tuberculosis patient sits on a bed at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A tuberculosis patient sits on a bed at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A nurse interacts with a tuberculosis patient at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A nurse interacts with a tuberculosis patient at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A woman hands over containers containing sputum of her husband to get tested at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A woman hands over containers containing sputum of her husband to get tested at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A relative adjusts the oxygen mask of a tuberculosis patient at a TB hospital in Hyderabad. | AP
A relative adjusts the oxygen mask of a tuberculosis patient at a TB hospital in Hyderabad. | AP
A tuberculosis patient rests on a bed at a TB hospital in Hyderabad. | AP
A tuberculosis patient rests on a bed at a TB hospital in Hyderabad. | AP
A nurse walks down a staircase after handing out medicines to patients at a tuberculosis hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A nurse walks down a staircase after handing out medicines to patients at a tuberculosis hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A tuberculosis patient rests at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A tuberculosis patient rests at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A doctor examines a tuberculosis patient at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A doctor examines a tuberculosis patient at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A tuberculosis patient waits to receive medicines at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A tuberculosis patient waits to receive medicines at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A tuberculosis patient receives medicines from a nurse at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A tuberculosis patient receives medicines from a nurse at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A tuberculosis patient rests on a bed at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
A tuberculosis patient rests on a bed at a TB hospital in Gauhati. | AP
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