Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Here are some facts about tuberculosis:
1. Statistics:
In 2022, tuberculosis claimed the lives of 1.3 million people (including 167,000 people infected with HIV).
Globally, tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death from infectious diseases, second only to COVID-19 (mortality rates are higher than from HIV infection and AIDS) 12.
2. The proportion of cases:
The proportion of women among tuberculosis patients was 32%, and children (under the age of 15) — 12%.
8.2% of all tuberculosis cases are among people living with HIV.3
On Mау 4, 1882, the German microbiologist Robert Koch announced the discovery of the causative agent of tuberculosis. 141 years have passed since the discovery of the Koch wand in 2023, and World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated on March 24.
Today, tuberculosis remains an urgent problem in the world, and efforts to prevent and treat it continue. It is important to continue to inform the public about measures to combat this disease.
On March 18, 2024, with 729 group with an assistant of the Department of OVP G. Ust –Kamenogorsk Akhmetova Sazhida Sautovna organized and held a lecture on the topic “Tuberculosis Prevention” with students of the dental college.
During the lecture, the problems of vaccination among newborns, early diagnosis of tuberculosis, as well as the first signs and symptoms of the disease were highlighted