Tuberculosis (TB) preventive drive

   Tuberculosis (TB) preventive drive What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis  or TB is commonly called a contagious infection that usually affects and attacks the lungs. It also tends to spread to other parts of the body, such as the brain and spine. This deadly disease is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A person with infectious tuberculosis can infect up to 10–15 other people per year. But with timely diagnosis and treatment, most of these patients are no longer infectious after just two weeks of taking the medication.  Stages of  Tuberculosis Due to our Immune System, which can prevent us from being sick from the bacteria of TB within our body, Tuberculosis have two stages   Latent TB   -  We have a TB  infection, but the bacteria in our body are inactive and cause no symptoms. But it can turn into active TB. Active TB -   Also called TB disease, this condition makes you sick and, in most c...