TUBERCULOSIS, A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM

Tuberculosis as a Public Health Problem in India

HEiLTH PROBLEM IN INDIA 1^1 T p'>CEfis?,sis is one of the most urgent tubero l problems in India. Although in .UJ?sis is by no means a new disease of j country, at no time in the history devasf f. has it been so widespread and so i^s effects as it is at the present ?Vei" fh development of industries all e country and the introduction of rapid modes of transport, with the ever-increasing immigra...

Tuberculosis as Public Health Problem in the Slovak Republic

Tuberculosis: A Global Health Problem

Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease that has affected mankind for more than 4,000 years (1). It is a chronic disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis and spreads from person to person through air. TB usually affects the lungs but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as brain, intestines, kidneys, or the spine. Symptoms of TB depend on where in the body the TB ba...

Neurocysticercosis a public health problem

Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic disease of the central nervous system that constitutes a public health problem in endemic regions. Here, we present a patient with epilepsy and cognitive impairment due to neurocysticercosis. A public health intervention could eradicate this disease in endemic regions such as Ecuador.

Hypertension – a Public Health Problem

Hypertension, considered a “silent murder”, is the largest social problem in developed countries and in a large number of developing countries. Despite of known efficacy and affectivity of various preventive and control measures, including the pharmacological ones, hypertension will continue, for decades, representing one of the largest health challenges and high cost disease for individuals an...