Tuberculosis - General Facts - Historical Background
Abstract
Aim. A thorough investigation of tuberculosis as well a historical investigation of the disease. Material And Methods. We retrospectively investigated the appearance of tuberculosis. The research material was accumulated by research in the Internet, the archives, and the official webpage of the World Health Organization (Google, official web page of WHO), from the Hellenic Ministry of Health. Results. Although the number of tuberculosis cases has decreased over the past decades, mainly in economically prosperous countries, it is still a major public health problem, especially in low- and middle-income countries.Conclusions. The current study has concluded that there has been significant progress in diagnostic methods, but logistical and financial barriers to their widespread adoption remain. Countries with high TB rates should establish and maintain accurate diagnostic methods and strategies to manage large numbers of drug-susceptible and MDR-TB Major advances in vaccines and drugs are needed to achieve European and global control of the disease Further research is needed to identify markers of the condition, which will help predict the success of new treatments and vaccines
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