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Many that had almost disappeared are making a . Britain's National Health Service (NHS) reported a big in the number of people with diseases as tuberculosis (TB), cholera and . The NHS said that TB is now more in England than in some developed countries. Tuberculosis is increasing across the . In 2013, it killed 1.5 million people , and that number is rising. It mainly affects very poor people. It is an infectious disease that affects the lungs. People suffer from bad coughs, fever and weight .

Researchers say that many of these are both preventable and . A big problem in England is that TB is affecting people who do not have to eat. The number of who have to go without food has doubled over three . A UK doctor said she did not understand why didn't do more to fight TB. She said: "Malnutrition is preventable. It is unacceptable that…there are at least one million older people malnourished or at of malnourishment." She said there should be a bigger focus on better nutrition and medicine.

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