| TB in IndiaWhen environment is neglected the | | | | women may be attacked by this in a year. The |
| lungs of the residents in that area get | | | | Indian children are suffering from |
| affected badly. In India environmental | | | | malnutrition and more in an unhygienic |
| hazards have grown in a monstrous manner that | | | | atmosphere esp. in metro cities like Mumbai, |
| in the name of modernization and | | | | Chennai, Kolkata, Orissa, Gujarat, and |
| infrastructure building, many trees are | | | | Bangalore. Hence 1million are expected to be |
| felled to spoil the atmosphere adversely. | | | | attacked every year.TB infection in India is |
| Recently several thousands of trees are cut | | | | so vigorous that they resist any powerful |
| down in New Delhi which the NGOs protested | | | | drugs also. Hence medical practitioners warn |
| vehemently. The rise in TB patients is | | | | that all precautions to be taken to prevent |
| shocking in India. From 30% it has risen to | | | | the occurrence. Basic education on good |
| 90%. The health care officials and | | | | environment is a must. So the govt. of India |
| politicians have brought out National | | | | has strictly issued orders that environment |
| Tuberculosis Control Program which monitors | | | | subject should be brought in school level |
| and checks the spread of TB. As it is | | | | itself. Tamil Nadu govt. has failed to |
| contagious, patients suffering from TB are to | | | | include a subject in the school syllabus and |
| be isolated and the towels, dresses& vessels | | | | the chief secretary was asked to face Supreme |
| they use are to be cleaned well. In hospitals | | | | Court charges. The attack of TB is dangerous |
| much care is to be taken. In TamilNadu at | | | | and expensive to get remedies. Hence the |
| Tambaram, we have TB Sanatorium where | | | | downtrodden and economically backward classes |
| research works are done extensively.There are | | | | simply die unable to bear the expenses. |
| around 130 TB units and 630 microscopy | | | | Another point the Indian doctors proclaim is |
| centers in TamilNadu to set right the | | | | that the TB patients do not follow the |
| problem. So the directly observed treatment | | | | treatment schedule properly and fall a prey |
| and short course therapy in India has played | | | | to an uncontrollable condition.The slums in |
| a good role to cure TB attacks. | | | | North Chennai, along the Cooum River, the |
| | | | most polluted river in India register many |
| The health care statisticians in New Delhi | | | | cases in TB. Also in Surat, Ahmadabad, |
| say that 1lakh people fall prey to TB. Most | | | | Coimbatore textile area, Ariyalur cement |
| of them spread it to others and cause | | | | factory area, Tirrupur dyeing factory |
| calamity to the health environment.In | | | | surrounding area, slums in Santa Cruz in |
| villages campaigns is done by social service | | | | Mumbai, labour areas in Orissa, fish markets |
| people to educate the masses about the causes | | | | in Kerala, thermal power stations in |
| for spread of TB. In all shops a printed | | | | TamilNadu register many cases of TB. As it is |
| poster is placed cautioning the people, youth | | | | a micro bacterial droplet infection and hence |
| about the evil of TB and the ways to prevent | | | | lower class people inhale it easily and |
| it.The health specialists have warned the | | | | succumb to the consequences. Busycongested |
| nation that 9000 die everyday in India due to | | | | streets of Mumbai not only cause heavy |
| TB. They also warn that it is the merciless | | | | traffic jam but also cause TB attack |
| killer of people who are HIV positive. It is | | | | everyday. The exhaust of many vehicles |
| alarming and disheartening to note that 0.6 | | | | pollute the entire area even in Karnataka, |
| million people are attacked and breathe their | | | | Chennai, Ahmadabad, Kanpur and many parts of |
| last due to TB every year inIndia. Around 2.3 | | | | U.P. |
| million new cases are seen every year | | | | |
| including 1.2 million positive. It is also | | | | The Indian govt has spent several crores of |
| saddening to observe that 3.6 million are | | | | rupees to eradicate but many still die due to |
| positive in India.In India mostly young women | | | | it every day.S. |
| die due to TB. It is expected that 1.1million | | | | |