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Alerting the general public about exposures or outbreaks (IE: COVID-19, Measles, TB, etc.) Offering diagnosis, counseling and treatment to already infected individuals; If the infection is treatable, helping prevent reinfection of the originally infected patient; Learning about the epidemiology of a disease in a particular population
The fifth known person to have died in Bangladesh due to COVID-19 was 65 years old and was a relative of another patient tested positive. The person was tested positive on 18 March and was receiving treatment in a hospital. When the patient's condition deteriorated, s/he was admitted to the Kuwait Friendship Hospital on 21 March.
In people with smear-positive pulmonary TB (without HIV co-infection), after 5 years without treatment, 50–60% die while 20–25% achieve spontaneous resolution (cure). TB is almost always fatal in those with untreated HIV co-infection and death rates are increased even with antiretroviral treatment of HIV.
Present TB status of Bangladesh: According to the WHO, 'Global TB Report 2017' total population was 165 million, Bangladesh is one of the world's 30 high TB burden countries and near about 59170 people died due to tuberculosis. The total estimated number of TB patients was 364000, among them male patients were recorded at 236000, and female ...
Common radiological findings after TB include lesions to the airway, such as obstructive lung disease and bronchiectasis, lesions to the parenchyma, such as calcification, fibrosis, and Aspergillosis, chronic pleural disease, pulmonary hypertension, and other findings. [5]
Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB.. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid, rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for the first two months.
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More than 1,000 people have died from dengue in Bangladesh’s worst outbreak on record, official data shows, with rising temperatures due to the climate crisis driving the ongoing spread as more ...