The Department of Health (DOH) announced that there are lower cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in the Philippines for this year's World Tuberculosis Day celebration. March 24, which marks the celebration for the date when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in 1882.
Today, after more than 100 years of its discovery, Philippines is still struggling to eliminate the deadly disease. We're currently on the 9th place among 22 countries that's still with cases of TB. The ranking is actually an improvement from last year's 7th place, but still translates to some 250,000 Filipinos with TB.DOH encourages everyone who suspects himself to have the disease to visit their local health center's, where consultation and drugs are freely given.
Tuberculosis is a contagious lung disease that spreads through the air through coughing and sneezing of an infected person. It affects both young (called Primary Complex) and adults. The disease is currently on the top killer disease in the Philippines.
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