TB is what?

TB or TB (Tuberculosis) is a disease caused by infection by bacteria called Mikrobakterium tuberkulosa. Bateri this is a bacteria germ that is very strong when exposed to this bacteria treated take a very long time. The bacteria is most commonly menginfeksi organ lungs compared with other parts of the human body.

according to the results of the survey, Health Household MOH RI 1992, that menujukkan Tuberculosis or TB is a disease known secondary cause of death, while in 1996 it was fourth. in 1999 the WHO Global Surveillace estimate there are 583,000 in Indonesia of Tuberculosis / TB, the number of new pertahun with 262,000 or BTA with kakulasi Positive rate is approximately 130 per 100,000 population. deaths caused by Tuberculosis / TB is estimated that 140,000 overwrite population each year.

TB incidence was reported that TB increased dramatically in the last decade around the world. Similarly in Indonesia, Tuberkolosis / TB is a serious health problem, both in the death rate (mortality), the incidence of disease (mortality), and diagnosis and terapinya. population with more than 200 million people, Indonesia ranks third after India and China in terms of the number of people in 22 countries between the world's largest TB problem.

Number of people with TB tuberculosis from year to year in Indonesia continues to increase. at this time appears every single minute of new TB tuberculosis, and appears setip two minutes one of the new infectious TB tuberculosis. Even once every four minutes one person dies due to tuberculosis in Indonesia. facts about tuberculosis TB disease from year to year in Indonesia continues to increase, this should be done since early knowledge about the disease tuberculosis, because education can change this behavior to the behavior of people living life clean and healthy.

for more information about TB disease can contact the agencies / institutions that have around you .... (Department kesehata, health centers, etc.).