Tuberculosis and HIV Complex: A New Health Challenge in South Asian Countries

Rimsha Riaz, Saher Qadeer, Rehman Azeem, Irfan Ali & Muhammad Sarwar Khan^*

Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Dr. Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Multiple Drug Resistant (MDR)

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a granulomatous bacteriological infection, declared as public emergency in 1993 by World Health Organization (WHO) with more than 2 billion people as carriers of TB bacterium whereas 10% of them can have active form of TB once in their life. According to rough estimates, more than 10 percent active TB cases likewise holds HIV infection [1]. Recent advances in diagnostics, drugs, vaccines and enhanced implementation of existing interventions are increasing the likelihoods for improved clinical care and global tuberculosis control. Despite universal efforts to counter tuberculosis, it still accounts for millions of new cases of active form and thousands of deaths worldwide. Weight loss, fever, coughing up blood, weakness, chest pain, breathing problem, fatigue, night sweating, loss of appetite, chilling and malnutrition are all common indications of TB [2-6].

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