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What You Need to Know About TB and Antibiotic Misuse

What You Need to Know About TB and Antibiotic Misuse

19:02 25th February 2018 | Antibiotics Abuse

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One of the health targets of the Sustainable Development Goals is ending the TB pandemic by 2030. To support this target, World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on the 24th of March.

 

What is Tuberculosis (TB)?

TB is a contagious disease. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes TB, generally attacks the lungs, but the kidneys, spine and brain are also at risk. There are two conditions related to TB. They are:

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