The Importance of Tuberculosis Screening

Abstract

Tuberculosis was counted one of the deadliest ailments in the world, the process of disease is very slow and till the time comes to know about the same, generally it appears to be late, also the infection is also horrific at the same level. The reports from WHO stated that more than a million people die all over the world by Tuberculosis and really this not a small number at all. Screening, laboratory tests, X-Ray, etc. the early detection of the disease can reduce the number of cases in near future. Many of the developed countries have taken receptive measures and achieve respectable goals in this regard. This present study was conducted on King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) in Jeddah and the results were based on the data shared by the testing laboratory.