Diseases caused by tuberculosis (TB) can be prevented by timely treatment. A study has shown that if a person is diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in a skin or blood test, he or she should seek treatment immediately, regardless of age. Which can avoid fatal diseases that occur later. Preventive treatment for tuberculosis (TB) is essential to prevent latent TB infection from later developing into fatal disease.
Researchers at Boston University in the US found that TB treatment was not effective in most people who did not show symptoms of the infection, except for children under the age of 5.
439,644 participants took part in this study. The team found that preventive TB treatment was 49 percent effective in 2,496 individuals with TB. It has a greater impact on individuals with confirmed tuberculosis (TB) infection in blood or skin tests.
Professor of Global Health at the University’s School of Public Health Dr. C. Robert Horsburgh said that unless people with latent TB are treated, the global threat of TB will not end. The results of this study suggest that such treatment may prove to be very important and effective.
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Dr. Assistant Professor of Epidemiology on the impact of tuberculosis (TB). Leonardo Martinez explained that millions of people are affected by tuberculosis every year and even when people recover from it, its effects remain in their bodies for a long time. This epidemic can be tackled by finding ways to prevent it, which is really important.
