Archives of Iranian Medicine. 2011; 14 (3): 215-219
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-110325
ABSTRACT
The history of tuberculosis as a worldwide fatal illness traces back to antiquity, a well-known disease in ancient civilizations. However, its causative agent remained unidentified until the last decades of the 19[th] century, when discovered by Robert Koch. In due course, preparation of the BCG vaccine, application of the Mantoux intradermal diagnostic tuberculosis test and administration of proper antituberculosis medications eventually controlled tuberculosis. However, despite these significant advancements tuberculosis remained uneradicated, particularly in developing countries after the emergence of both multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV co-infection. Presented here, is a brief review of the history of tuberculosis in the world as well as its historical background in Iran, mainly during the 19[th] and 20[th] centuries
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
BCG Vaccine
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
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History of Medicine
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Language:
English
Journal:
Arch. Iran. Med.
Year:
2011
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