TB burden is highest in which country
Ans. is 'b' i.e., India o Tuberculosis remains a worldwide public health problem despite the fact that the causative organism was discovered more than 100 years ago and highly effective drugs and vaccine are available making TB a preventable and curative disease. o India is the highest TB burden country in the world and accounts for nearly one-fifth (20%) of global burden of TB, 2/3rd of cases in SEAR. o Eight out of ten of all those struck by tuberculosis are in economically productive age group of 15-49 years. o Since the national repoing system is defective, the only reliable source of information on the magnitude of the TB problem has been the population sample surveys.
China
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
India