Open AccessIS TUBERCULOSIS A FAMILIAL COMMUNICABLE DISEASE? HIGH TIME TO STRENGTHEN CONTACT SCREENING
Author(s) -
Timsi Jain,
Raja Jd,
Raja Jd,
Ruma Dutta,
Ruma Dutta,
P Sivaprakasam,
P Sivaprakasam,
D. Jayashri,
D. Jayashri,
Gomathy Parasuraman,
Gomathy Parasuraman,
Yogesh Mohan,
Yogesh Mohan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i2.23182
Subject(s) - communicable disease , medicine , tuberculosis , disease , contact tracing , pulmonary tuberculosis , public health , non communicable disease , environmental health , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , covid-19
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a highly communicable disease and represents a serious public health problem. In the absence of active case detection and early diagnosis among close contacts of a known TB patient, the family members are at high risk of developing the disease and are the potential source of spread of the disease in the community. Here, we discuss a case of pulmonary TB which stresses on the importance and urgent need for screening all household contacts and for early diagnosis and treatment of all cases and susceptible contacts.