World Tuberculosis Day: Everything you must know

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Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease
Symptoms of TB include persistent coughing, chest pain, fatigue, weight loss, fever, and night sweats
TB spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks, and another person inhales the bacteria.
It most commonly affects the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body, such as the kidneys, spine, and brain.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria.
On this day, organizations and individuals around the world organize events and activities to raise awareness about TB, its causes, symptoms, and treatment
It is observed to commemorate the date when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the Tuberculosis bacterium in 1982
World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24th every year to raise awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis
World Tuberculosis Day: Everything you must know | World Tuberculosis Day: Everything you must know