Association of Tuberculosis and Aids having Drastic Effect on Health

Authors: Saleem Q, Jawed B* and Frukh B

Volume 5, Issue 2

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human immune deficiency virus (HIV) have interlaced over the past years as a synergistic epidemic for a population with biological connections which exacerbated the burden of each disease condition. Under the influence of HIV epidemic, Tuberculosis has revived again as one of the deleterious disease of recent times especially in developing countries, even after the subsequent improvement in morbidity and mortality earlier; as this disease is poor population because of low immunity and associated with aids (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is more liable to cause early death.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Aids; Immunity; Disease; Epidemic

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