COPD, according to 2015 data from the World Health Organization (WHO), is the fourth leading cause of death in the world. In US, more than 16 million people have been diagnosed with COPD, although more than half are not diagnosed. That is why it is said to be a very frequent disease, but unknown. In this article, we explain the causes of COPD, its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Serious damages caused by infections and malfunctions of existing shunts greatly limit the market growth. Some deleterious complications include irreversible brain injuries, meningitis, endocarditis, traumatic perforation, tricuspid regurgitation, heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension.
Approximately 2 billion people suffer from Tuberculosis each year. Tuberculosis or simply TB is an infectious and highly contagious disease of the body especially lungs. It spreads mainly via Mycobacterium tuberculosis which is a tough and highly resistant microbe.
Tuberculosis is a serious, infectious and often fatal disease of the lungs. It can also affect other parts of the body. But the most common type of Tuberculosis is pulmonary Tuberculosis. It is more common in women than in men. The causative agent is a Gram-positive bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).