Facts you may never have known about Tuberculosis

Do You Know That:
1) Tuberculosis is the 3rd highest infectious disease causing death after HIV/AIDS and Malaria.
2) One-third of the world's population are infected with tuberculosis.
3) 10-per cent of people have the disease.
4) Tuberculosis is a chronic condition with aerosol transmission as primary means of transfer.
5) The basic screening test for this disease is the Mantoux test.
6) But the Gold standard for diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis is Sputum culture.
7) Congenital tuberculosis is diagnosed using the Cantwell Criteria.
8) Directly Observed Therapy Short Course (DOTS) is a treatment modality for prevention of resistance.
9) DOTS is the only effective strategy in controlling tuberculosis on a mass scale.
10) If in active Tuberculosis, a pregnant woman is never to take streptomycin because of feto-ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity.