The World Health Organization has launched a $5 billion plan to ght the rapid spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe,

aiming to save 120,000 lives by 2015 through improved diagnosis and treatment.
What is Tuberculosis (TB)? An infectious disease characterized by the growth of nodules in the tissues, especially the lungs. How TB is transmitted From person to person by airborne droplets. The bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB coughs or sneezes. Symptoms: Coughing (sometimes bringing up blood) Chest pain Fatigue Unexplained weight loss Night sweats Chills Loss of appetite Treatment BCG (Bacille Calmette Guerin) is of those will a vaccine for TB become sick or given throughout infectious during many parts of the their life world.
Conrmed cases of drug-resistant TB, 2009
Over 1,000 101-1,000 51-100 11-50 0-10

Drug-resistant disease

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Latvia Armenia Azerbaijan* Turkey Tajikistan Lithuania Georgia Romania Uzbekistan Krygystan Moldova Belarus Ukraine Kazakhstan Russia 0

131 156 196 222 319 322 369 435

Most conrmed cases of drug-resistant TB in Europe, 2009

*2007 gure

of the worlds population carry the disease

785 1,069 1,342 3,482 3,644
3000

1/3

In some areas of the world, one in four people with TB becomes ill with a form of the disease that can no longer be treated with standard drugs regimens.
Number of cases by region, 2009 (thousands)
Over 3,000 1,501-3,000 901-1,500 601-900 301-600 1-300

5-10%

1.7 MILLION

Deaths worldwide from TB in 2009

654

Convential TB is curable with antibiotics in about 90% of cases Drug-resistant TB is fatal in 50% of cases

Africa

The Eastern Europe Americas Mediterranean

SouthEast Asia

Western Pacic

GLOBAL

14,686
6000 9000 12000 15000
SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY TARA CORRAN/QMI AGENCY

Sources: WHO; Graphic News