Central Visayas is included in the top 10 regions nationwide with the highest incidence rate of TB cases; Cebu with the highest number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the region.
Central Visayas has slightly over 7,000 TB cases last year with almost 50 percent of these cases found in Cebu. Based on the 2009 World Health Organization Report, in 2007, the Philippines has recorded over 86,000 TB cases.
TB is one of the top 10 leading cause of morbidity and mortality rates in the country.
TB is a common and contagious disease caused by a bacteria mainly Myobacterium tuberculosis in humans which usually attacks the lungs. Symptoms include chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats and weight loss, this is learned. (PIA/FCR)
