TUBERCULOSIS CURRENT SCENARIO: MOVING TOWARDS ON TRACK AFTER COVID-19 Authors: Jha SK , SHAH DK, GAUTAM VL
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious threat to the human being. Bacillus mycobacterium
tuberculosis is the bacteria that causes deadly infectious tuberculosis (TB). It spreads through
communication, coughs, or sneezes by infected people. Tuberculosis has been a prevalent disease
since ancient times, which is found in our old scripture like the Indian traditional medicine text,
‘Ayurveda’. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, TB remained the number one infectious cause of
mortality worldwide. It ranked among the top 10 deadliest diseases, even surpassing HIV/AIDS in
mortality. In the past, the high fatality rate was associated with tuberculosis (TB) but after the
implementation of an intense program with currently recommended treatment it has been reduced
up many times of people with TB can be successfully cured. Reports estimated millions of new
cases and deaths among combined HIV-negative and TB with HIV patients past several years.
From the Indian perspective, the conditions get more vulnerable if we see the notification rate and
prevalence of TB patients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the diagnosis process and new arrivalcases were off track, but the efforts made by authorities to move on track after the pandemic. Co-
infection with HIV and TB is difficult to diagnose, prevent, and cure. MDR TB is also a threat to
public health as it requires longer and more complex treatment regimens than drug-susceptible TB.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the diagnosis process and new arrival cases were off track but
the efforts made by authorities tried to move on track after the pandemic. This paper aims to offer
a comprehensive overview of global tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology, including the key challenges
that need to be addressed to eliminate the disease as a public health issue worldwide.
Keywords: Tuberculosis, Epidemiology of Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium TB, MDR-TB, TB
with HIV. Publication date: 01/12/2024 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2024/December/MS_IJBPAS_2024_8544.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2024/13.12.8544
