World Tuberculosis Day 2017: 10 things you need to know about TB according to : The Indian Express

At the 100th anniversary of the discovery, in 1982, the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) suggested that the day be observed as World Tuberculosis Day. According to statistics, about 2.3 billion people in the world have TB, but many may never know that they have it. Due to a condition called latent tuberculosis, the person infected might never experience severe symptoms or be hazardous to others, but the germs will simply stay in the body. Here are 10 things you need to know about the disease:1. (Source: Thinkstock Images) City pollution is one of the major causes of tuberculosis.




"There has been a steep rise in TB cases among children in India. In 2015, one million children (below 14 years) fell prey to TB, whereas 170,000 of them died worldwide. (Source: Thinkstock Images) In 2015, one million children (below 14 years) fell prey to TB, whereas 170,000 of them died worldwide. As many as 81,482 cases of TB among children were detected in 2012, accounting for seven per cent of all TB cases in the country, as per a national report titled 'TB in India'. ALSO READ | World Tuberculosis Day 2017: 10 things you need to know about TBTuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death globally and approximately 500,000 children are diagnosed with the disease annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates.

World Tuberculosis Day 2017: India still has 24 per cent of world's TB cases

Express photo by Lalit Kumar Students form TB symbol as they observe World Tuberculosis Day at Ridge in Shimla. WHO data shows India has the most number of TB cases among the six countries that account for 60 per cent of total cases worldwide. Students form TB symbol as they observe World Tuberculosis Day at Ridge in Shimla. "There has been a steep rise in TB cases among children in India. Express photo by Lalit KumarContinuing the fight to eradicate tuberculosis from India, which has 24 per cent of the world's total number of TB cases, the Indian Society for Clinical Research or ISCR called for a comprehensive research in multi-drug resistant TB.


collected by :Lucy William

To follow all the new news about Disease !!! All you need to know about all kinds of diseases