Tuberculosis

In the 18th and 19th century, pulmonary tuberculosis had widely spread across North America and Europe. After the discovery of antibiotics and the improved standards of living of the general population, this disease became treatable. In time, the spread of tuberculosis was controlled.   But according to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis remains the world’s top […]

Pulmonary tuberculosis is a type of tuberculosis that is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is contagious and easily transfers from one person to another. Infection can occur when an infected person coughs, sneezes, laughs or sings and another person comes into contact with the air exhaled from these activities.  Pulmonary tuberculosis, often called […]

Every year, over 1.5 million people die because of tuberculosis. In 2018 alone, roughly 10 million people worldwide were diagnosed with this disease. Tuberculosis is also second only to HIV as the leading cause of deaths by an infection. But what is tuberculosis, and why is it so infectious? How do people get infected, and what […]