| Tuberculosis (TB) is still an epidemic disease and a reason for many deaths especially in the developing countries. World TB Day is recognized on 24th of March every year and it aims in spreading awareness about the disease, its mode of transmission, vaccination and treatment for tuberculosis. This day commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus – Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. This discovery opened the way toward diagnosing and curing tuberculosis.
In the year 1982, on the 100th anniversary of Dr Koch's presentation, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) proposed that 24th March should be denoted as an official World TB Day. In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined with the IUATLD and other concerned organizations to increase the impact of World TB Day.
This dreadful disease has subsisted since ages under various names. Many were diagnosed suffering from Phthisis, many from King’s Evil and many from Lupus Vulgaris. Many died from White Plague or from Consumption or from Pott’s disease. And yet today, many still die from this disease now very commonly known as TB.
On this day all of us should not just improve our knowledge on tuberculosis but each one of us should also take precautions so as to save ourselves and people around us from such an infectious disease. Small pox was once a dreaded disease but today it is an eradicated infection. With our efforts one day even TB could be uprooted completely, and we can finally turn our backs on this very contagious life-taking infection forever.
Save yourself and save people around you. | 
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