What is TB? Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is an ancient disease and has been documented to have existed in Egypt as early as 3000 BC. TB most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary …
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was launched by the Government in 2020 for promoting digitization of healthcare and creating an open interoperable digital health ecosystem for the country. It aims to do so by prescribing …
Anti-microbial Resistance Antimicrobial resistance, also known as drug resistance, is the resistance acquired by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites against antimicrobial drugs that are used to treat infections, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk …
Context Livestock diseases have an enormous impact not only on animal health and economy, but also on human health. Further, Livestock house pathogens that can become zoonoses and hence timely detection is necessary to curb outbreaks. Zoonoses According to WHO, …
Context The World Health Organization (WHO) in the fourth report of its global review on health and migration, revealed that migrant populations are becoming particularly vulnerable to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Anti-microbial Resistance Antimicrobial resistance, also known as drug resistance, …
About DigiLocker DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY). Linked to both Aadhaar card and cellphone numbers, DigiLocker eliminates the use of physical documents as part of the government’s Digital India drive, since all …
Why in News: Recent studies have found the emergence of multi-drug resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104 that causes infections in humans and cattle The rapid and unselective use of traditional antibiotics gives rise to the emergence of drug resistant phenotype in …