The infection itself is a health threat and when it becomes coinfection, the health problems multiply several times. Likewise, coinfection of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a major public health concern worldwide. Both TB and HIV have become global health hazards. Alone these diseases are known to cause havoc in the patient’s […]
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Commonly, tuberculosis is perceived as a disease that infects the lungs. However, the infection sometimes reaches the genitals and causes infertility in women. Most of the genital TB cases in India are detected at a later stage because of a lack of awareness. One of the reasons behind the lack of awareness is that the
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TB is prevalent in India. However, the lack of awareness makes it a lasting problem. It has been found that persons suffering from TB, don’t even recognize the presence of the bacteria that causes TB in their bodies. As a result, the person affected cannot seek medical assistance and the TB switches from latent to
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It is well-known that Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection. It can be fatal as most often it affects the lungs, but can also affect other organs of the body. Primarily, it is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. While this bacterium is widely known as the primary cause of TB in humans, it’s important
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Tuberculosis, or TB as it is called, is an infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs but can affect any part of the body. Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, this illness has been around for centuries and still prevails as one of the most common diseases in the world. The bacteria progressively cloud the host immune
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