TB (Tuberculosis) is a life-threatening but treatable disease with various assumptions about it which may also cause obstacles to treatment.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), TB (tuberculosis) is responsible for an average of 1.6 million deaths worldwide. There has been a decline, but there has also been an alarming increase in drug-resistant strains of TB, after which scientists still have many steps to take to eradicate this treatable disease.
It is estimated that 1 in 4 people worldwide have a TB infection, only 5-15% of people with the infection develop symptoms, but when someone is infected but does not experience symptoms, it is called latent TB. called B. infection.
Even today there are many myths associated with TB which can sometimes hinder the treatment of the patient, some of the misconceptions are listed below.
1) Everyone with TB is contagious
This is false, a person with TB can only transmit the infection if they show symptoms.
2) TB is genetic
Although people believed that TB was transmitted from parent to child, this is a myth.
3) There is no cure for TB
it’s wrong; TB is curable, the treatment for latent TB infection is the antibiotic isoniazid, a 6-12 month course of antibacterial drugs for those with an active infection.
4) TB only affects people in less developed countries
This is also a myth; TB can affect people anywhere in the world, but there are certain areas where TB is more common.
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