Abstract

Tuberculosis bacterium (TB) is still a major world public problem, especially in Southeast Asia. Data in 2021 from WHO showed that 10,600,000 population infected with TB and more than 10% among them died. Tuberculosis, as a bacterial disease, is capable of infecting different organs of human body, especially lung, which cause many serious symptoms and even death. It can spread through the air or small liquid drops that produced by breath, speaking and so on. This review firstly describes the characteristic of TB infection in India and Japan, compares the past tuberculosis situation between the two countries, and summarizes some shortcomings of TB control in India including lack of nationwide surveys, lower vaccination coverage, and low-quality welfare system to the health of citizens. The purpose is to provide some possible solutions for India to reduce TB from learn the experience of prevention and control in Japan, such as increasing TB education and providing nutritional supplements to undernourished people.

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