An updated look on tuberculosis
Abstract
Introduction: tuberculosis is one of the most widely distributed infectious diseases in the world. A quarter of the world population is infected by the tuberculosis bacillus, Cuba is not exempt from this and the province of Ciego de Ávila has the highest incidence in the country.
Objective: to analyze the current state of the theory related to tuberculosis and from this perspective contribute to the updating of health professionals.
Methods: a bibliographic review was carried out where searches were carried out in the databases MEDLINE, SciELO, Dialnet and the Google Scholar search engine, between the years 2018 and 2022, in Spanish and English. The review focuses on pathogenesis, diagnosis, risk factors, treatment, prevention and control, and research on new vaccines.
Development: tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacterium that almost always affects the lungs. It is a disease transmitted from person to person through the air. There are hopes deposited on the development of new diagnostics, therapies and vaccines. Numerous resources have been allocated to identify its virulence and the epidemiological chain. The current situation is a faithful reflection of the socio-economic inequalities between developed and underdeveloped countries.
Conclusions: the search for aspects associated with tuberculosis, such as pathogenesis, diagnosis, research, risk factors and treatment, allows us to offer specialists the most recent studies carried out on the subject and thereby contribute to their updating
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