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Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Pulmonology · Infectious & Parasitic
Severe
Severity
Common — India accounts for a substantial share of tuberculosis cases worldwide, though rates are declining under national control programmes
Prevalence
Yes
Contagious
Pulmonology
Specialist
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🛡️Prevention of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- 1BCG vaccination in infancy
- 2avoiding close contact with individuals who have active untreated tuberculosis
- 3ensuring good ventilation in shared living spaces
- 4completing the full prescribed course of treatment if diagnosed to prevent drug resistance and further spread
- 5maintaining good nutrition and managing conditions like diabetes and HIV that increase susceptibility
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