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Introduction ( Image Source: Google) Tuberculosis (TB) has long been a global health concern , with its impact spanning across centuries. However, recent advancements in medical research, particularly the introduction of a new classification framework by an international team, including researchers at UCL, have sparked optimism in the fight against this deadly infectious disease. The Traditional Binary Classification For years, TB has been classified in a binary manner, distinguishing between active and latent forms. However, this simplistic classification overlooks crucial nuances in the disease progression and fails to address the complexities involved. The Emergence of a New Framework Introducing the ICE-TB Framework The International Consensus for Early TB (ICE-TB) framework marks a significant departure from the traditional binary classification. Developed by 64 experts, this framework introduces four distinct disease states: clinical with symptoms, clinical without symptoms, subc