Many diseases that doctors thought had almost disappeared are now making a comeback. Britain's National Health Service (NHS) has reported a serious rise across at in of on with without the number across at in of on with without people across at in of on with without diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), cholera, measles and whooping cough. An NHS spokesperson said that TB is now more common across at in of on with without England than it is across at in of on with without less developed countries such as Rwanda, Iraq, and Guatemala. Tuberculosis is also increasing across at in of on with without the globe. In 2013, it killed 1.5 million people worldwide, and that number is rising. Tuberculosis largely affects very poor people. It is an infectious disease that affects the lungs. Its symptoms include bad coughs, fever, weight loss and sweating. Researchers say that many across at in of on with without the diseases that are making a comeback are both preventable and treatable. One big problem across at in of on with without England is that TB is affecting old people who have malnutrition – they do not have enough to eat. The number across at in of on with without elderly who have to go across at in of on with without food has doubled across at in of on with without the past three years. This is putting these old people across at in of on with without greater danger across at in of on with without getting TB. A UK doctor said she did not understand why society wasn't doing more to fight TB. She said: "Malnutrition is preventable. It is totally unacceptable that…there are across at in of on with without least one million older people malnourished or across at in of on with without risk across at in of on with without malnourishment." She said there needed to be a bigger focus across at in of on with without better nutrition and proper medicine.