Now for a global snapshot. According to estimates provided by the United Nations-affiliated STOP TB Partnership (STP), over ...
Kenya ranks among the World Health Organisation’s 30 high-burden countries for TB and TB/HIV, with the disease claiming 32,000 lives in 2021 alone.
Here's what tuberculosis is, how it's transmitted and how you can expect to have it treated if it affects you or someone you love.
Despite centuries of medical advancements, tuberculosis (TB) remains a formidable global health challenge. The World Health ...
1 ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, Haryana, India 2 Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, ...
TB spreads through small droplets present in the air released by coughing and sneezing. This disease can prove to be ...
Many things lead to the complex health condition called clinical obesity. Although the exact cause remains unknown, many factors can contribute to it. It's not just excess adiposity (too much body ...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, affecting millions of people each year. While standard anti-TB therapies have significantly reduced mortality, the emergence of ...
Clinicians have also documented TB in bones, eyes, reproductive tracts, and digestive tracts. The genetic lineages found in East Asia can also cause TB differently. In this region, there are two ...
Inappropriate or incorrect use of TB drugs, use of ineffective formulations of drugs like use of single drugs, poor quality medicines, or bad storage conditions cause drug resistance. Experts say low ...
Professor in animal genomics at UCD’s School of Agriculture and Food Science, David MacHugh said: “The close evolutionary relationship between the pathogens that cause TB in cattle and humans, coupled ...
The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes TB. Show Full Article On the World TB Day, WHO reaffirmed its commitment to support all Member States in the ...