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Lakshadweep has been declared the first union territory to be completely free of tuberculosis. A Keralite, Dr PS Rakesh, played a pivotal role as a representative of the World Health Organisation in helping Lakshadweep eradicate the disease.
The day aims to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
It is essential to examine whether family members living with the patient have also contracted the infection.
The campaign identified around 5,000 patients after screening 53 lakh people, per reports.
Eye camps will also be soon organised in association with Indore's ophthalmology clinics in the coming weeks.
The main organ affected by tuberculosis is the lungs.
This may lead to personalised treatments for bacterial disease.
Minister J Chinchu Rani said that vaccination for animals has started already.
In India, childhood tuberculosis remains a staggering problem, contributing to approximately 31 per cent of the global burden.
The new study, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests that BCG could potentially act to inhibit the biomarkers of inflammation by the immune cells in the blood.
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