The genus Mycobacterium contains several pathogenic species that can cause serious diseases in humans. The most prominent disease is tuberculosis (TB), a chronic infectious disease which mostly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB), but can also affect other parts of the body, including the abdomen and the nervous system (extrapulmonary TB).
Tuberculosis is still a major health problem worldwide, especially due to the continuous spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. According to WHO, an estimate of 10 million people worldwide fell ill with Tuberculosis in 2020, of which 1.5 million people died, making it the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease after COVID-19.
Prevention of TB involves screening those at high risk, early detection and treatment of cases.
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