Tuberculosis is a communicable disease, caused by the infectious bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It affects the lungs and other parts of the body (brain, spine). People around the world suffer mainly from tuberculosis because it is an airborne pathogen, so it can spread easily. It is classified into latent tuberculosis and active tuberculosis. In latent tuberculosis, the bacteria remain inactive in the body. In active tuberculosis, the bacteria reproduce in the body, leading to serious infectious diseases. One third of the population worldwide also has latent tuberculosis, 10% of the chances of latent tuberculosis becoming active due to various conditions, such as malnutrition, low immunity and smoking. Active tuberculosis occurs mainly in people with HIV / AIDS and smokers. About 15 to 20% of active tuberculosis occurs outside the lungs. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis occurs mainly in people with low immune systems and HIV. 8% of the population is affected by tuberculosis due to smoking
- Mycobacterial Infections
- Epidemiology of the TB Disease
- Latent TB Infection and Active TB Disease
- Pulmonary Diseases and Therapeutics
- Lung infection
- TB Vaccines
- TB Clinical Trials
- Multidrug-resistant TB
- TB-HIV Co-infections.
