The tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is most prevalent in the elderly, and there is a progressive
increase in the notification rate with age. Most cases of TB in the elderly are linked to the …

Prior to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), tuberculosis (TB) was the worst killer among
infectious diseases. The union of these two obnoxious respiratory diseases can be …

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization announced the Corona Virus Disease-
2019 (COVID-19) as a global pandemic, which originated in China. At the host level, COVID …

Phagocytosis is an essential mechanism in innate immune defense, and in maintaining
homeostasis to eliminate apoptotic cells or microbes, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Bacteria have developed a wealth of strategies to avoid and resist the action of antibiotics,
one of which involves pathogens invading and forming reservoirs within host cells. Due to …

The pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), causing tuberculosis disease, features an
extraordinary thick cell envelope, rich in Mtb-specific lipids, glycolipids, and glycans. These …

There is a number of systemic diseases affecting the cornea. These include endocrine
disorders (diabetes, Graves' disease, Addison's disease, hyperparathyroidism), infections …

Vitamin D is proposed to have a potential role in the pathogenicity, clinical presentation,
prognosis, complications, and treatment of several diseases. In addition to its well-known …

The human body frequently encounters harmful bacterial pathogens and employs immune
defense mechanisms designed to counteract such pathogenic assault. In the adaptive …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), a leading
infectious disease of humans worldwide. One of the main histopathological hallmarks of TB …