New Delhi: An estimated 36.7 million people were living with HIV/AIDS in 2015 globally, as per the World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) targets the immune system and weakens an individual's defence systems against infections, including tuberculosis (TB), and some types of cancer.
Here's why HIV and TB are so closely connected and that their relationship is often termed as a co-epidemic.
The deadly combination of these diseases thus creates a perfect scenario for bacteria to infect the lungs and other organs, proving that they are far more destructive together than either disease alone. There is no cure for HIV infection, but tuberculosis is curable and preventable.
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