{"id":58344,"date":"2018-10-03T08:37:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T08:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=58344"},"modified":"2018-10-03T08:37:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T08:37:13","slug":"global-tb-report-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/global-tb-report-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Global TB report 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question-\u2018Global TB report\u2019 is published by-<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(a)World Health Organization.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(b)International Labour Organization.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(c)World Food Organization.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(d)None of the above.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer- (a)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Global TB Report 2018 is been published by <strong>World Health Organization<\/strong> (WHO) every year since 1997.<\/li>\n<li>The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease at global, regional and country levels.<\/li>\n<li>According to the report, among the 10 million people who developed tuberculosis in the year 2017, India accounted for 27 % of it.<\/li>\n<li>India has highest number of people having tuberculosis among the top 30 high TB burden countries in the world.<\/li>\n<li>Of these 10 million people who developed TB, 5.8 million are men, 3.2 million women and one million children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Tuberculosis-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria <strong>(Mycobacterium tuberculosis)<\/strong> that affects the <strong>lungs<\/strong>. It can also spread to other parts of the body, such as, Brain and Spine.<\/li>\n<li>It can spread through air from person to person. It is an airborne pathogen.<\/li>\n<li>There are two kind of tuberculosis-<\/li>\n<li><strong>Latent tuberculosis<\/strong>&#8211; In this type, bacteria remain in the body in an inactive state. They cause no symptoms and are <strong>not contagious<\/strong>. But they can become active.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Active tuberculosis<\/strong>&#8211; In this type, bacteria cause symptoms and can be transmitted to others.<\/li>\n<li>Diagnosis of active TB is based on\u00a0chest X-rays, as well as\u00a0microscopic\u00a0examination and\u00a0culture\u00a0of body fluids. Diagnosis of latent TB relies on the\u00a0tuberculin skin test\u00a0(TST) or blood tests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>References-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/tb\/publications\/global_report\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.who.int\/tb\/publications\/global_report\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in\/content\/458665\/global-tuberculosis-report-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in\/content\/458665\/global-tuberculosis-report-2018\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuberculosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuberculosis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question-\u2018Global TB report\u2019 is published by- (a)World Health Organization. (b)International Labour Organization. (c)World Food Organization. (d)None of the above. Answer- (a) Related facts- Global TB Report 2018 is been published by World Health Organization (WHO) every year since 1997. 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