Tuberculosis Is Still Alive and Thriving

Tuberculosis is a serious health problem in which more than 2 million people die worldwide and about 9 million people are infected each year.1 Because of the increased number of infected people, the spread of this disease steadily increased It is. Resistance to bacteria against HIV, drugs, increased travel and immigration from countries with high rates of TB infection, increased homelessness and drug users. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) mainly affects the lung, but it can affect all internal organs in the body 2 There are seven species harmful to Mycobacterium.

Australia has eliminated cattle tuberculosis through brucellosis and the tuberculosis eradication campaign (BTEC), but it is worth remembering that this very serious zoonicotic infection still exists in many abroad. Most people receive BCG vaccination in early childhood. Maintain current immunization status and maintain good personal hygiene and attention when dealing with potentially infectious cattle before heading to a foreign destination that is still common for cattle tuberculosis is important. This includes not drinking raw (not pasteurized) milk.

Significant progress was made in the treatment of tuberculosis, but about 250,000 people in the United States suffered from this disease, in 1957 69,000 new cases were reported and 14,000 patients died. However, the prevalence and mortality rate of tuberculosis is declining every year, and eventual eradication is clearly possible. Antibiotics are very effective weapons against many infections, but new difficulties arise in the development of resistant strains of resistant strains. Last year, the occurrence of staphylococcal infection in infants and surgical cases of mothers of US hospitals was due to the emergence of cold-resistant staphylococcal strains. According to the US Department of Health, one in three newborns is infected at the hospital. Health officials said in a February parliamentary committee, "The concern of hospital administrators and doctors is rising.