Researchers have studied the link between alcohol use and the transmission and development of infectious diseases. The study establishes the causal impact between alcohol use and the risk of contracting TB and pneumonia, as well as influence from alcohol use on the progression of TB and HIV. The report also explores the social and biological pathways involved, the role of development, impact of alcohol-attributable infectious diseases on the Global Burden of Disease figures, and policy implications. . . . .
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