Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Tuberculosis is Rising in Europe and Leading to SuperBug Infections

World Health Organization has launched a warning for Europe for increasing cases of Tuberculosis. According to report, daily 1000 people get Tuberculosis which is very high in developed countries. WHO collaborated with European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). It enlightens that disease will continue to spread until next century.


WHO representative Zsuzsanna Jakab said that tuberculosis (TB) with drug resistance capability is dominant in Europe. As we see history, TB is found in third world countries where health facilities are obsolete or old fashioned. But when we see here in modern world, 1000 daily infection is really alarming and extensive measure should be taken.

Multi-Drug Resistant TB or formerly known as MDR-TB is viral around world. It has taken more lives than African epidemic disease. More than 15 lac people died because of it in year 2013. Europe has population of more than 90 crore. Half of these inhabitants live in EU economic zone. If 1000 TB cases are reported daily. It mean monthly figure would be 30,000 and annually 360,000.

ECDC spokesman Marc Sprenger said that right now it is under control through vaccination but annually it helps decline up to 6%. It is not enough and more money and effort should be put in to stop rising curve of TB. The capability of bacteria to resist drugs of TB is more alarming than common disease. Anti drug resistance bacteria lead patient to death in many cases.

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