Non-lung TB
A health care worker treats a tuberculosis patient at a rural hospital at Tugela Ferry in South Africa's impoverished KwaZulu Natal province. (Mike Hutchings, Reuters)

TB is not only found in the lungs. You can get TB anywhere in your body, but it is very difficult to diagnose.

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Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.

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