Maheen Nafees Khan
Karachi
Pakistan
Research Article
Knowledge, Practice & Awareness of Tuberculosis Disease among Medical & Non-medical Students
Author(s): Maheen Nafees Khan, Nida Khan, Ghazfa Anwer and Areeba Akbar
Maheen Nafees Khan, Nida Khan, Ghazfa Anwer and Areeba Akbar
Tuberculosis is a contagious disease caused by the causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis attacks the lungs, yet can similarly impact distinctive parts of the body. The wellspring of transmission of Tuberculosis is through the air when the TB sufferer coughs or sneezes, and blood transfusion. TB grows slowly, thus the disease often is chronic and needs treatment for upto half ~2 years, particularly if TB get resistance. 33% of the world's population is thought to have been contaminated with M. tuberculosis, and new diseases happen in around 1% of the populace every year. Thus, the fundamental goal of this article is to check the knowledge and awareness of contagious disease among medical and non-medical students. For this purpose, a survey was carried out among the therapeutic and non-restorative understudies. Total of 100 survey forms were distributed b.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/jbb.1000362