Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 24, 2023
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March 24, 2023: 141 years ago, on March 24, 1882, Robert Koch identified the bacteria causing tuberculosis. Twenty-three years later, he won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery, and March 24 is now known as World TB Day. At the time of Dr. Koch’s discovery, TB killed around 1 out of every 7 people in the United States and Europe. In 2019, the last year for which data are available, there were just 526 deaths from TB in the United States, which is less than 2 cases per million people in America.[1][2]
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Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- March 23, 2023-75% of voters say that is more important to create good jobs for those without degrees than to make sure everyone can go to college
- March 22, 2023-2,884 candidates ran for the U.S. House or Senate in 2022
- March 21, 2023-60 years ago, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closed
- March 20, 2023-41% of voters would recognize the signs of overdose and know what to do
- March 17, 2023-30.4 million Americans claim Irish ancestry
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