Joining hands to accomplish the mission, Rajasthan too has come forward to embrace TB-free India Campaign under the National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination. There were around 25,000 patients of Multiple Drug Resistant (MDR) TB and more than 12 cases of extensively drug resistant (XDR) TB were diagnosed last year. Most infections does not show symptoms and is latent, but about one in 10 latent, infections eventually progresses to active disease,” added Dr Khippal. IT’S CONTAGIOUSThe bacteria that cause TB are spread through the air from person to person when a person with TB disease coughs, speaks, or sings. Diagnosis of active TB relies on chest X-rays, as well as microscopic examination and microbiological culture of body fluids.

Source: dna April 10, 2018 01:07 UTC