Kochi A
Tuberculosis Unit, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bull Int Union Tuberc Lung Dis. 1991 Mar;66(1):33-6.
Tuberculosis is one of the most widespread infections known in the world. WHO estimates that in 1990, 1.7 billion people, or one third of the world population, are or have been infected with the tubercle bacillus. Fortunately, few of those infected develop active forms of the disease but it is estimated that in 1990, there will be 8 million new cases and 2.9 million deaths from tuberculosis in the world. This already alarming situation of the tuberculosis problem is getting worse, mainly due to the AIDS epidemic. A basic understanding of tuberculosis/HIV epidemiology is necessary and priority actions are to be strongly recommended for application in government intervention programs. They are specified in the present article.
结核病是世界上已知传播最广泛的传染病之一。世界卫生组织估计，1990年有17亿人，即世界人口的三分之一，正在感染或曾经感染过结核杆菌。幸运的是，这些感染者中很少有人会发展为活动性疾病，但据估计，1990年全球将有800万新的结核病病例，290万人死于结核病。结核病问题这一已经令人担忧的状况正在恶化，主要原因是艾滋病的流行。有必要对结核病/艾滋病的流行病学有基本的了解，强烈建议将优先行动应用于政府干预项目。本文对此进行了详细说明。
