A Tale of 2 Diseases in Symbiosis: Tuberculosis and COVID-19
Pratap Upadhya, B. Muniza, A. Arpitha
Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International) · 2022-04
Abstract
COVID-19 (COrona VIrus Diagnosed in 2019) and Tuberculosis are 2 diseases which have symbiosis relationship. They share similar epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations. These 2 diseases can predispose and worsen each other’s manifestations carrying a worse prognosis to the patient.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Epidemiology
- Pathogenesis
- Symbiosis
- Medicine
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Virology
- Intensive care medicine
- Immunology
- Disease