The study documented high levels of severe and extremely severe undernutrition in patients at diagnosis. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A large trial undertaken in India has underscored the role of nutritional supplementation in sharply cutting down tuberculosis (TB) disease rate in the household contacts of an index patient, and mortality reduction in people diagnosed … Read more
World Health Organization reports suggest 10.4 million individuals suffered from tuberculosis and 1.7 million people died in 2016. World Tuberculosis Day: A serious lung infection, tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium that spreads through tiny droplets in the air, released during coughs or sneezes. While Johann Schonlein coined the term tuberculosis in 1834, the infection … Read more
Part of the reason for the high numbers in India has also to do with its large population. It sees around 26 lakh new TB cases every year. COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on tuberculosis or TB in India. In a disease that sees one TB patient die every minute, the under-reporting of cases … Read more