What is World Tuberculosis Day?
Every year on March 24th, World Tuberculosis Day aims to raise public knowledge of tuberculosis' global epidemic. The observance also aims to raise hopes to eliminate the deadly disease from its causes.
Tuberculosis (also known as TB or consumption) is an infectious disease that affects the lungs. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, the disease spreads. Some people with TB have no signs of symptoms, while others with TB have no signs. The bacteria that causes TB can sometimes be dormant for many years, according to the bacteria that causes TB. A dormant disease is classified as a latent infection. Up to ten percent of people with a latent infection become sick. Many people who experience symptoms have a cough, and others are tinged with blood. They may also experience weight loss, fever, and night sweats.
TB was the deadliest killer in human history during the 1800s. 1 out of 7 people who died in the United States alone died, out of 7 out of 7 people who had the disease died in the United States alone. Tuberculosis is still affecting 1.8 billion people in the world today, although not widely distributed in the United States, today, tuberculosis still affects 1.8 billion people in the world. Tuberculosis is a global pandemic found in every world country. In 2019, ten million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis. Of those, 1.5 million people were killed. Women, children, and those with HIV/AIDS are among the most vulnerable to the disease.
The majority of TB cases in developing countries occur in developing countries. About 87 percent of TB infections in eight countries, including::: About 87 percent of TB cases in eight countries, including:: Ethiopia.
