World Tuberculosis Day is observed annually on March 24 to raise awareness among people.
It spreads from person to person through the air when people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit and propel the TB germs into the air.
All age groups are at risk of TB while over 95% of cases and deaths due to Tuberculosis are in developing countries.
Each day, over 4100 people lose their lives to TB and close to 28,000 people fall ill.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the theme of World TB Day 2022 is ‘Invest to End TB.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the theme of World TB Day 2022 is ‘Invest to End TB.
There is a treatment for tuberculosis. If diagnosed on time.
TB is the second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent ranking second to Covid 19.