Department of Human Immunodeficiency Virus & Viral Disease, University of Health Sciences & Technology, India
Mini Review
HIV and Tuberculosis: Bacteria and Viruses
Author(s): Dr. Ashish Varma*
Summary: A syndemic is defined as the convergence of two or more diseases that
act synergistically to magnify the burden of disease. The intersection and syndemic
interaction between the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB)
epidemics have had deadly consequences around the world. Without adequate
control of the TB-HIV syndemic, the long-term TB elimination target set for 2050
will not be reached. There is an urgent need for additional resources and novel
approaches for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of both HIV and TB.
Moreover, multidisciplinary approaches that consider HIV and TB together, rather
than as separate problems and diseases, will be necessary to prevent further
worsening of the HIV-TB syndemic. This review examines current knowledge of the
state and impact of the HIV-TB syndemic and reviews the epidemiological, c.. View More»
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