World TB Day 2023: According to WHO. Every day 4100 people die from TB. TB goes undiagnosed due to non-recognition of symptoms on time.
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World TB Day 2023: TB patients are increasing every year in India. This disease also causes death and every day 4100 people die due to this disease. This one infectious disease Which spreads from one person to another. If TB is not treated on time, it causes death. TB is such a disease that anyone from child to elder can get infected. This disease spreads from one person to another through coughing and sneezing. People whose immunity is weak, this disease easily makes them a victim.
TB starts with cough and then it gradually infects the lungs. This causes difficulty in breathing, severe chest pain and weight loss. Later these problems become serious. In such a situation, it is necessary to prevent TB.
These people are more at risk of TB
of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at Apollo Hospitals, Delhi Dr. Nikhil Modi It is said that children can easily fall prey to this disease. They are more likely to get lung TB. Children under the age of five are at greater risk. The immunity of these children is less. In such a situation, if the treatment is not done immediately, then it can also become the cause of death. HIV patients are also at risk of getting TB. These people should pay attention to the symptoms of TB.
TB treatment affected due to Kovid
Co-founder of EMPE Diagnostics Dr. Pawan Asalpuram It is said that even after the introduction of many new techniques of treatment, TB disease remains one of the most dangerous and deadly infectious diseases in the world. According to WHO. Every day 4100 people die from TB. There are many types of kits available to test for this disease. Through these, Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria can be easily detected.
Due to the Kovid epidemic, the treatment of TB was greatly affected. Kovid is still not over, but now TB also needs attention. Everyone will have to work together to end this disease. LM Singh, managing director of Vital Strategies, says that 28 percent of the total TB cases worldwide come from India only. In such a situation, paying attention to the symptoms of this disease, there is a need to get timely treatment.
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