World TB Day 2026:
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March 24th every year is World TB Day, commemorating the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus by the German microbiologist Robert Koch in 1882. In 1993, during the 46th World Health Assembly held in London, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a "Global TB Emergency" and actively promoted the importance of prevention and treatment of this disease. By the end of 1995, WHO designated March 24th as World Tuberculosis Day to raise public awareness about tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis, commonly known as "TB," is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB bacteria are mainly transmitted through the air; when a person with pulmonary tuberculosis coughs, sneezes, or talks, TB bacteria are expelled into the air in droplets and may be inhaled by others, leading to infection. While tuberculosis can affect various organs throughout the body, pulmonary tuberculosis is the most common. Globally, pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the leading infectious causes of death.

Currently, research on tuberculosis focuses on its biological characteristics and pathogenesis, development of anti-tuberculosis drugs and vaccines, host immune responses and regulation, improvement of tuberculosis diagnostic techniques, epidemiology of tuberculosis, and prevention and control strategies, as well as the relationship between tuberculosis and other diseases. Targets of tuberculosis research primarily include those targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) itself and those targeting host immune responses.

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