Tuberculosis, also known as tuberculosis “biggest killer infectious disease” has become. Tuberculosis, whose symptoms are similar to flu and cold, can kill one in every six people it infects..
The tuberculosis microbe enters the body and creates cavities in the lungs. (wounds) causes the formation. Tuberculosis affects the spine, especially the lungs, hip bones, lymph nodes, meninges, chest and abdominal cavity, It can also affect the kidney and reproductive systems and cause disease..World Health Organization (WHO) officials, A disease that we thought was a thing of the past last year 8,2 'biggest killer infectious disease' by reaching 1 million cases’ reported that it had become.Tuberculosis, also known as tuberculosis, Authorities say the early stages of the disease are similar to a cold or flu., However, it has been warned that it can cause the death of one in six people it infects.WHO, With this increase, tuberculosis will 'leave Covid-19 behind in 2023., has become the leading infectious disease ‘ said.While the number of cases is increasing rapidly around the world, Number of deaths from the disease recorded by WHO in 2022 1,32 million in 2023 1,25 million. But given that it can take years for tuberculosis to kill people, The real impact of the newly recorded increase is likely to be felt only in the future.WHO Director-General Dr.. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “Why tuberculosis still kills and sickens so many people, avoid it, It is a scandal even though we have the tools to detect and treat it.” Cough that usually produces phlegm and lasts longer than three weeks, can be caused by a variety of other problems, including tuberculosis. Tuberculosis in some parts of the world, More common especially in urban and poor areas.See, spread through infected people's coughs and sneezes and most often occurs in the lungs, but it can also spread to other parts of the body. However, some studies, found that infected people can spread it passively just by breathing, even if they show no symptoms.Early symptoms of the disease include cough, fire , night sweats and weight loss. However, severe tuberculosis infection, by destroying organs from the inside, may cause bleeding and fluid retention, leading to death. See, It is especially dangerous for people with weakened immune systems who are undergoing chemotherapy, and for people who are more vulnerable in general, such as young children and the elderly..BCG vaccine, protects people from tuberculosis, but only applies to those at high risk of infection.
