The EU Ministry of Health provides for all TB patients to be tested for the new coronavirus and vice versa.
In a paper entitled ”Guidance note on bidirectional detection of MDR-TB and detection of TB between cases of influenza syndrome/IRAG’, the Ministry of Health noted that tuberculosis is linked to a 2. 1 times increased threat of severe coronavirus infection. In addition, the prevalence of the disease among others inflamed with COVID-19 was found to be 0. 37% to 4. 47%.
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“Studies have shown that a history of active and latent tuberculosis [TB] is a significant threat to SARS-CoV-2 infection [Coronavirus 2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome],” the paper states. “This results only in increased sensitivity, but also to the immediate and severe progression of symptoms and disease progression with poor results. “
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In particular, TB patients also tend to have comorities or life situations (malnutrition, diabetes, smoking, HIV, etc. ) that increase their vulnerability. To address this double morbidity of tuberculosis and COVID-19, activities such as two -Via tb-COVID screening, TB screening for influenza syndrome (IBS) and TB screening for cases of severe acute respiratory disease (ARIS), advised the Ministry of Health.
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