Origins

The discovery that TB is caused by a bacteria was credited to Dr Robert Koch on March 24, 1882

The bacterium causing TB is scientifically known as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

BCG is the most widely used vaccine to prevent TB. It is currently given to infants as there is evidence that serious childhood TB disease may be prevented.

Those people with low immunity will have higher risk of getting infected.

TB is almost 100% curable. A person diagnosed to have TB will be given a combination of several different types of pills to take and some injections.

TB is the most common infection in the world. About 1/3 of the world's population is infected and 2/3 of these are in the Asia-Pacific region.