The resurgence of tuberculosis from a forgotten disease to a modern and resurgent
pathology is a matter of serious global concern. Development and transmission of Multi Drug …

New antimalarial targets are the prime need for the discovery of potent drug candidates. In
order to fulfill this objective, antimalarial drug researches are focusing on promising targets …

Drug resistance has emerged as a major obstacle to global control of tuberculosis (TB).
Treatment with currently available medications requires prolonged courses of numerous …

Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease spread by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is
responsible for highest numbers of death and soon will surpass the deaths caused by HIV …

Malaria is one of the three most deadly infectious diseases in the world and seriously
endangers human health and life. To reduce the public health burden of this disease …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTD) are a group of 17 diseases transmitted by virus, protozoa,
helminthes and bacteria. These illnesses are responsible for millions of deaths per year …

Drugs are the mainstay of malaria case management and prevention and this situation is
unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. This chapter intends to give the following: A …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) has been present in the history of human civilization since
time immemorial and has caused more deaths than any other infectious disease. It is still …

Among all infectious diseases that afflict humans, tuberculosis (TB) remains the deadliest. At
present, epidemiologists estimate that one-third of the world population is infected with …