What is the meaning of the word "t.b."?
Given the global impact of tuberculosis, significant efforts are made in terms of public health to control and eliminate this disease, including vaccination programs (e.g., BCG vaccine in countries where TB is common), screening and treatment strategies for latent infection, and TB disease treatment protocols aimed at preventing the development of drug-resistant strains.
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Commonly stands for 'Tuberculosis', a serious infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs but can also impact other parts of the body.
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- TB programs in developing nations are generally underfunded, resulting in weak delivery systems for treatment and prevention.
- TB programs in developing nations are generally underfunded, resulting in weak delivery systems for treatment and prevention.