World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2024: Date, history, theme and significance
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is celebrated on March 24 annually to spread awareness around the deadly disease. Know all about the day. | Health Key Points
Hindustan TimesMarch 24 was World Tuberculosis Day: ‘Fever, weight loss, persistent cough may be symptoms of TB’
To raise awareness on Tuberculosis and initiate efforts to eradicate the disease, World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24 every year. The theme of this year’s event is, ‘Yes! We can end TB. Key Points
The Indian ExpressBharat Biotech starts clinical trials of TB jab
The only vaccine in use today--BCG (Bacillus Calmette and Guerin)--is an attenuated variant of the bovine TB pathogen. This is more than a hundred years old and has a limited effect on pulmonary tuberculosis, which is mostly responsible for the transmission of the disease. Studying the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of MTBVAC in the most populated country in the world and the one with the highest number of cases of this infectious disease is key to continue advancing in this vaccine, the company said. Key Points
Economic TimesUlhasnagar civic body to conduct door to door survey for TB
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) in India will conduct a door-to-door survey to identify suspected Tuberculosis patients and prevent the spread of the disease. The survey will be conducted from November 20 to December 6, mainly in slum areas, and will involve 85 teams. Sputum tests and X-ray tests will be conducted for suspected patients. Symptoms of TB include coughing for more than 14 days, fever for more than two weeks, weight loss, bleeding from the sputum, chest pain, and swelling in the neck. | Mumbai news Key Points
Hindustan TimesTB testing stuck in the previous century, and waiting for change
In Nature journal, Dr. Madhukar Pai, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan and Puneet K. Dewan recommend for Tuberculosis using molecular tests with non-sputum samples in a decentralised facility that can test for multiple conditions. Key Points
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IHLD partners with Krafton India to detect active Tuberculosis cases in UP, Uttarakhand
India aims at eliminating the disease 5 years ahead of Sustainable Development Goals target of 2030. The Institute of Heart and Lung Diseases Research Centre... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaTuberculosis: First time infections rise to 30-year high
The infectious lung disease TB was the top two global killer in 2022 after COVID. The highest rates were in South Asia. | Health Key Points
Hindustan TimesStudy reveals who should take preventive treatment for TB
Preventive treatment for Tuberculosis can stop latent TB infection from developing into deadly disease later. People with confirmed tuberculosis... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaNew cancer therapy appears to be effective against TB
Washington DC [US], November 17 (ANI): A promising new cancer treatment appears to be particularly effective against one of the world’s most lethal infectious illnesses, Tuberculosis (TB). Scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) found the therapy dramatically reduces TB growth, even for bacteria that are drug-resistant. The findings, reported in the journal Biomedicine […] Key Points
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