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Very few people know that tuberculosis is a very dangerous infectious disease that can be easily transmitted from one person to another. In our country there are also many tuberculosis patients. According to a recent report by the World Health Organization, five countries, including India, have the highest number of TB patients and TB is a more dangerous infectious disease than Covid.
26% of patients with this disease are in India, 10% in Indonesia, 6.8% in China, 6.8% in the Philippines and 6.3% in Pakistan. According to the World Tuberculosis Report 2024, the burden of this disease is 56 percent globally. Worldwide, this disease is found in 55 percent of men, 33 percent of women and 12 percent of children and young people. Although India has set a goal of completely eliminating this disease from the country by 2025, currently India has the highest number of patients.
Cases infected with this have increased rapidly.
According to a recent WHO report, an estimated 8.2 million people will have been diagnosed with the disease in 2023, while the number of tuberculosis-related deaths is expected to decrease from 1.32 million in 2022 to 1. 25 million in 2023, although the number of people decreases. Tuberculosis patients will increase. The total number of people with diabetes has increased slightly to an estimated 10.8 million in 2023. It is a very dangerous infectious disease from which thousands of people lose their lives each year, which is why it is said to be more dangerous than Covid.
treatment is possible
The good thing is that treatment of this disease is completely possible but once it is delayed, the patient may even die. Therefore, in case of persistent cough, it should be examined and appropriate treatment carried out.
Why does this disease occur?
Tuberculosis disease is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. When a person comes into contact with this tuberculosis bacteria, this bacteria enters the body of a healthy person through the breath. After which it settles in the lungs, due to which the lungs begin to be severely affected. Primarily, these bacteria are spread by coming into contact with an infected person. They are spread from one person to another due to the coughing and sneezing of the infected person.
tuberculosis symptoms
Tuberculosis symptoms
– Cough
– Coughing up blood and mucus.
– feel pain in the chest
Pain when breathing or coughing.
– Fever
– feeling of cold
-night sweats
– weight loss
-Low desire to eat
– Includes feeling of tiredness.
The most common symptom of tuberculosis is persistent cough, so if the cough persists for three weeks or more, you should get a test to check it and also take all precautions and treat it appropriately.
