Paramasivan, C N (1998) Tuberculosis: Epidemiology and Diagnosis. In: TCDC International Training on Emerging trends in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, 1998.
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Abstract
Despite the discovery of the tubercle bacillus more than a hundred years ago, and all the advances in our knowledge of the disease since then, tuberculosis still remains one of the major health problems facing mankind, particularly in developing countries. About one third of the World’s population is infected with M. tuberculosis. It is estimated that currently there are about 9 million new cases of tuberculosis with 3 million deaths worldwide. More people die of tuberculosis than any other infectious disease. Death from tuberculosis comprises 25% of all avoidable deaths in developing countries. Ninety five per cent of tuberculosis cases and 98% of tuberculosis deaths are in developing countries and 75% of tuberculosis cases are in the economically productive age group1. Geographically, the regions with the highest prevalence and infection rates are the eastern fringe of Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the South eastern part of Africa, South-east Europe, Central America and the Western part of the South America. The WHO has declared a global emergency in 1993 with respect to reemerging menace of tuberculosis.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Additional Information: | RP199810 |
| Subjects: | Tuberculosis > Laboratory Research > Bacteriological |
| Divisions: | Basic Science Research > Bacteriology |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Rathinasabapati R |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2013 05:22 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2016 04:28 |
| URI: | http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/467 |
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