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Vol VIII, Issue 2
Date of Publication: April 30, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2022.065
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Tuberculosis: Finally, out of the shadows.
Abstract:
Vidya Krishnan. Phantom Plague: how tuberculosis shaped history. New York, Public Affairs, Hatchette Book Group, 2022. 320 pages, Rs 1708 (hardcover), ISBN-13: 978-1541768468
Tuberculosis is a hidden disease. It is under-diagnosed, under-counted, stigmatised, largely a poor person’s illness, and therefore not of much interest to the media. India has the burden of tuberculosis (TB) cases and deaths in the world with 26% of new cases and 34% of deaths in 2020 [1]. Yet, most of us are more likely to know someone with diabetes, heart disease, or cancer than a friend or acquaintance who has undergone treatment for tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is a hidden disease. It is under-diagnosed, under-counted, stigmatised, largely a poor person’s illness, and therefore not of much interest to the media. India has the burden of tuberculosis (TB) cases and deaths in the world with 26% of new cases and 34% of deaths in 2020 [1]. Yet, most of us are more likely to know someone with diabetes, heart disease, or cancer than a friend or acquaintance who has undergone treatment for tuberculosis.
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