[Tuberculosis in the developing countries and the work of the international Union for the control of tuberculosis (author's transl)].
In the developing countries tuberculosis is one of the most common diseases. According to estimates the number of cases of infectious tuberculosis is 3-4 millions. The guidelines for the effective control of the disease in the developing countries were laid down in a report by a Spezial Committee of the W.H.O. in 1974. The emphasis is 1) on protecting young people as far as possible by BCG vaccination, 2) on the early detection and treatment of as many cases of infectious tuberculosis as possible. The diagnosis does not depend on (expensive) radiographic equipment, as it can be made simply by microscopic examination of the sputum. For treating the infection various efficacious and not too expensive drugs are available which succeed within a few weeks in reducing the process to a non-infectious stage. Sanatorium or hospital treatment is generally not necessary.
D001500:BCG Vaccine; D003906:Developing Countries; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014944:World Health Organization
D001500:BCG Vaccine
Tuberkulose in den Entwicklungsländern und die Tätigkeit der Internationalen Union zur Bekämpfung der Tuberkulose.