Nearly one third of the world population — 1.86 billion people — were infected with TB in 1997, says a panel of 86 health experts from more than 40 nations. The panel, chosen by the World Health Organization, also estimated that 1.87 million people died from the disease that year, while 7.96 million new cases of infection were reported.
द न्यू यॉर्क टाइम्स अखबार कहता है, “नींद पूरी न लेने का असर ज़्यादा शराब पीने के असर के बराबर हो सकता है । ”