“Active tuberculosis is a type of tuberculosis that requires treatment and is so dangerous that it was once known as the ‘white plague’ and has seen a global deterioration since the mid-1980s due to the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is the second highest burden of TB in the world and is classified as a category B infectious disease in China. Once TB or suspected TB is detected at all levels of care, the patient needs to be referred to a specialist TB hospital or TB control facility for further diagnosis and treatment.”