Tuberculosis or TB has become a common disease nowadays. It is an infectious disease that typically affects people's lungs. When a person with pulmonary tuberculosis coughs, sneezes, or spits in public, other people may become infected with the disease.
Previous studies have reported that BCG vaccination may confer protection against respiratory tract infections, involving viral infections.
To eliminate tuberculosis from India, the governmnet has taken up an ambitious universal immunisation programme- says union health minister.
The FDA has approved a new drug for treatment-resistant tuberculosis, bringing relief to patients of this deadly disease.
A new drug known as delamanid would be introduced in UP in the third quarter of the year, as per the central guidelines.
On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day today, pulmonologist Dr. Vivek Nangia pens an exclusive article for TheHealthSite shedding light on the prevalence of TB in India, current government policies and the way forward. He is the Head and Director, Pulmonology, Medical ICU and Sleep Disorders at Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, Delhi.
Physicists have now found a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells that are the agents of tuberculosis. The new method helps to find the bacteria and evaluate their resistance to antibiotics without damaging the biological material.
It is a contagious infection known to attack the lungs. Tuberculosis (TB) can also spread to other parts of the body like your spine and brain. A bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis can lead to TB. But you don't have to worry now, as you will be able to manage it efficiently by following these dietary guidelines.
In just three to four years, humans will be able to make use of the first non-antibiotic drug to treat tuberculosis that has been now developed and tried on animals by a group of scientists from the University of Manchester.
The lack of child-friendly drug formulations makes it challenging for doctors to tackle the menace of MDR-TB. At times, a child just like the adult could be put on four to six combination of drugs which could take a toll on the little one.
Bedaquiline drug-resistant TB treatment regimen has come as a ray of hope for patients in the last few years and it renders patients non-infectious to other contacts much faster.
This research has opened new doors for coming up with drugs for a variety of diseases including tuberculosis.
Here is how one fuels the other
Would you believe if we said that genital TB is one of the many common reasons for female infertility around the globe?
The findings showed that re-vaccination with the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine and an experimental vaccine candidate named as H4:IC31, were effective in preventing sustained infections in high-risk adolescents.
Pakistan faces shortage of BCG vaccine, million infants will miss anti-tuberculosis immunization
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan leaves for WHO symposium on TB in Spain
Satyamev Jayate, season 3 episode 4: How to prevent TB
Satyamev Jayate season 3 episode 4: 9 symptoms of TB
New tuberculosis drug approved by USFDA, a first in 40 years
Low-cost tuberculosis drugs to be a reality soon!
Previous studies have reported that BCG vaccination may confer protection against respiratory tract infections, involving viral infections.
To eliminate tuberculosis from India, the governmnet has taken up an ambitious universal immunisation programme- says union health minister.
The FDA has approved a new drug for treatment-resistant tuberculosis, bringing relief to patients of this deadly disease.
A new drug known as delamanid would be introduced in UP in the third quarter of the year, as per the central guidelines.
On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day today, pulmonologist Dr. Vivek Nangia pens an exclusive article for TheHealthSite shedding light on the prevalence of TB in India, current government policies and the way forward. He is the Head and Director, Pulmonology, Medical ICU and Sleep Disorders at Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, Delhi.
Physicists have now found a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells that are the agents of tuberculosis. The new method helps to find the bacteria and evaluate their resistance to antibiotics without damaging the biological material.
It is a contagious infection known to attack the lungs. Tuberculosis (TB) can also spread to other parts of the body like your spine and brain. A bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis can lead to TB. But you don't have to worry now, as you will be able to manage it efficiently by following these dietary guidelines.
In just three to four years, humans will be able to make use of the first non-antibiotic drug to treat tuberculosis that has been now developed and tried on animals by a group of scientists from the University of Manchester.
The lack of child-friendly drug formulations makes it challenging for doctors to tackle the menace of MDR-TB. At times, a child just like the adult could be put on four to six combination of drugs which could take a toll on the little one.
Bedaquiline drug-resistant TB treatment regimen has come as a ray of hope for patients in the last few years and it renders patients non-infectious to other contacts much faster.
This research has opened new doors for coming up with drugs for a variety of diseases including tuberculosis.
Here is how one fuels the other
Would you believe if we said that genital TB is one of the many common reasons for female infertility around the globe?
The findings showed that re-vaccination with the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine and an experimental vaccine candidate named as H4:IC31, were effective in preventing sustained infections in high-risk adolescents.
Pakistan faces shortage of BCG vaccine, million infants will miss anti-tuberculosis immunization
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan leaves for WHO symposium on TB in Spain
Satyamev Jayate, season 3 episode 4: How to prevent TB
Satyamev Jayate season 3 episode 4: 9 symptoms of TB
New tuberculosis drug approved by USFDA, a first in 40 years
Low-cost tuberculosis drugs to be a reality soon!
