Tuberculosis, a prevalent and deadly infectious disease in India, is surprisingly kept in the shadows, leaving the public unaware of its effects and leading to countless fatalities each year. Often perceived as a lung disease only, this misconception couldn’t be further from the truth. Tuberculosis can strike any part of the body, including the genitalia, […]

Alarming concerns over the increasing cases of drug-resistant TB have come to light in recent years. Tuberculosis is a life-threatening disease that has been haunting people since the beginning of time. With rapid advancements in the medical field, this century-old disease is now curable, and patients showing symptoms of active TB cases can be treated

Tuberculosis has been a severest health crisis for ages. In several reports of the World Health Organization, it has been indicated that about one-quarter of the world’s population suffers from tuberculosis. One of the studies by WHO states that TB is among the top 10 causes of death worldwide. But the gruelling question for us

People in India and around the globe are mostly under the impression that Tuberculosis (TB) can only affect the lungs and no other organs in our bodies. If that is your preconceived notion of the disease, you need to learn more about the different organs that Mycobacterium Tuberculosis can infect. It’s true that TB most

TB is a major global health concern, and children are particularly vulnerable to this infectious disease. Out of the 9 million TB cases in the world each year, 11% of such cases are found in children. However, of several causes of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries, tuberculosis (TB) and malnutrition are the