Tuberculosis are of two types; active and latent. (Photo Credit: Representational Image/ Unsplash)
- MDR TB is Multi Drug resistant tuberculosis
- The TB is resitant to TB drugs such as isoniazid and rifampicin
- World Tuberculosis day is celebrated every year on March 24
World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year on March 24. (Photo Credit: Representational Image/ Pixabay)
- The Government of India launched a nationwide helpline number for tuberculosis disease
- The helpline is a round-the-clock number in efforts to help the patients
- It was launched to provide support for patient counselling and treatment support services
There are currently over 75 candidate COVID-19 vaccines either on the market or in development. (Photo Credit: PTI)
- Tuberculosis is treatable and easily diagnosed until COVID-19 emerged as the world's biggest infectious killer
- TB diagnosis and treatment has already declined by a total of one million people
- People suffering with TB are three times more likely to die if infected with COVID-19
Around 4,000 people get infected to tuberculosis every day. (Photo Credit: Representation Image/ Unsplash)
- World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year on March 24 across the world
- Since 2000, over 63 million lives have been saved from the deadly disease
- WHO sets to diagnose and treat 40 million people with the disease by 2022
Every year, World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated on March 24. (Photo credit: Representational/unsplash)