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Review Paper On A Comprehensive Approach To Detecting Tuberculosis, Asthma, and COVID-19
Review Paper On A Comprehensive Approach To Detecting Tuberculosis, Asthma, and COVID-19
Abstract:- This study delves deeper into the realm of Our study aims to explore the cutting-edge
electronic devices and technologies for the detection of advancements in electronic devices and technologies for the
COVID-19, tuberculosis (TB), and asthma, examining detection of COVID-19, TB, and asthma. Through a
recent advancements and future prospects. Electronics, comprehensive review of the literature and research
with their versatility and precision, have emerged as a findings, we delve into the intricacies of electronic
critical tool in combating infectious diseases and chronic diagnostic approaches, shedding light on their efficacy,
conditions. Through a comprehensive review, this paper limitations, and future prospects. By understanding the
explores the diverse range of electronic devices used in intersection of electronics and healthcare, we can unlock
detection methods for these diseases, including sensors, new avenues for innovation, collaboration, and impact,
imaging systems, wearable devices, and data analytics ultimately advancing the frontiers of medical science and
platforms. Moreover, it discusses the integration of improving the lives of individuals worldwide.
emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence,
machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to II. METHOD
enhance the capabilities of electronic devices for disease
detection and monitoring. In this study, a comprehensive methodology was
applied to review and analyze recent advances in electronic
I. INTRODUCTION devices and technologies for the detection of COVID-19,
tuberculosis, and asthma. The methodology includes several
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium called key steps:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is an airborne disease that
spreads from one person to another through coughs, sneezes, Literature search: a systematic search of electronic
speaks, spits etc. and it predominantly attacks the lungs databases such as PubMed, IEEE EXplore, Google
(pulmonary TB). However, it can also infect or damage Scholar, and relevant scientific journals will be
other organs (extrapulmonary TB), such as glands, bones, conducted. Keywords such as electronic devices, disease
kidneys, and the brain (extrapulmonaryTB). If not treated detection, COVID-19, tuberculosis and asthma are used
properly, TB can be fatal. to find relevant research articles, reviews, technical
reports, and patents published in the last 10 years.
Asthma, also known as bronchial asthma, affects
people of all ages and is characterized by inflammation and Selection criteria: Search results are reviewed using
constriction of the airways, which causes breathing predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Articles
difficulties. Symptoms include coughing, wheezing, dealing with electronic devices and technologies
shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Fungal asthma, also specifically related to the detection, diagnosis, or
known as the close relationship between fungi and asthma, monitoring of COVID-19, TB, or asthma will be
is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways considered. Studies that are not relevant to the scope of
characterized by bronchial hyper responsiveness and this paper or were not peer-reviewed will be excluded.
intermittent airflow restriction.
Data extraction: Relevant information will be extracted
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel from the selected articles, including details of electronic
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has, triggered a, global health devices, detection methods, study results, and
crisis. This viral disease primarily affects the respiratory technological advances. Data extraction is performed
system, with transmission occurring through respiratory systematically to ensure consistency and accuracy in
droplets and contaminated surfaces. Research efforts have capturing key findings from each source.
focused on understanding the virus’s characteristics,
transmission dynamics, clinical manifestations, and Synthesis and analysis: The gathered data will be
socioeconomic impacts. combined and evaluated to find common themes, trends,
and advancements in electronic devices and disease
detection technologies. A comparative analysis will be
conducted to evaluate the strengths, limits, and possible
uses of various electronic methods for detecting COVID- information from the data, and determining the most
19, tuberculosis, and asthma. significant sensors for asthma detection. Finally, it compares
several categorization methods to see how effectively they
Critical appraisal: The summarized results will be predict asthma based on sensor data.
critically assessed to determine the quality of evidence,
methodological rigor, and relevance to the review's Yong Xu ,Guojun Mao, and Shan Huang [5] explored
objectives. Discrepancies or discrepancies in the the COVID-19 pandemic from a big data perspective,
literature are addressed, and an attempt is made to aiming to uncover hidden insights and research trends in
present a fair view of the state of the art in electronic academic publications. By analyzing over 16,000 articles
illness detection. from the Web of Science, the authors classified frequently
mentioned keywords into different aspects and used
Future directions: Based on the synthesis and analysis of clustering and strategic diagram methods to identify core
the literature, possible future directions and research research topics and trends. Their findings reveal key areas of
opportunities in the field of electronic disease detection focus in COVID-19 research, such as vulnerable
are identified and discussed. Considerations are given to populations, diagnostic methods, and research tools. They
overcoming existing challenges, integrating new also highlighted the importance of respiratory distress and
technologies, and translating research findings into pulmonary symptoms in the diagnosis of COVID-19.
clinical practice to encourage future innovation in this Overall, this study demonstrates the effectiveness of this
area. method in revealing important information and guiding
future research directions.
III. LITERATURE REVIEW
AkshaySiddhu, Dr.Ashok Kumar, and Dr.Shakti
Numerous researchers have worked to identify and Kundu[4]explained that this review paper focuses on using
diagnose tuberculosis (TB), asthma, and COVID-19. machine learning to detect COVID-19 from medical images
Despite the variety of diagnostic modalities available, there or patient symptoms. This study summarizes existing
is still a strong dependence on sputum smears and chest X- research in this area. Machine learning techniques are
rays in automating tuberculosis detection using machine becoming increasingly popular for diagnosing COVID-19
learning and computer vision. Asthma, a chronic respiratory based on medical images like X-rays or CT scans and,
disease, impairs lung function, whereas COVID-19, a viral patient symptoms.
virus, presents unique obstacles to respiratory health.
IV. SEARCH STATEGY
Ayaz and his team [3] demonstrated how critical
feature selection has a significant impact on the success of In this study, we detected COVID-19, TB, and asthma
the TB detection model. They employed a combination of by identifying the relevant keywords for each disease and
manual and deep learning methods, and they then tested the using the detection methods. These keywords are then
model's performance using several metrics. They also combined using Boolean operators (AND, OR) to create
attempted to classify tuberculosis into several categories comprehensive search strings. Databases such, as PubMed
based on the severity of symptoms. Finally, they contrasted and Google Scholar are used to conduct searches using these
classifiers that could simply tell whether something was strings. Search results are subsequently filtered on the basis
normal or abnormal versus those that could classify into of relevance publication date, and study type. Selected
many categories. Interestingly, simpler classifiers studies undergo a thorough review process to extract
outperformed those with more categories. pertinent data related to disease detection methods. Findings
from the selected studies are then evaluated for quality and
Mithra and Emmanuel [7] conducted a review focusing synthesized to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of
on deep learning methods for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. various detection approaches. Finally, the results of the
They discussed advancements in dataset and algorithm types search strategy are reported following the preferred
over time. The review highlighted efforts to improve reporting guidelines to ensure transparency and replicability.
performance and classification accuracy by refining loss and This comprehensive approach ensures the identification of
cost functions. The evaluation of TB diagnosis accuracy relevant research on COVID-19, TB, and asthma detection
primarily relied on studies using X-ray datasets. Challenges methods.
included dataset quality and model generalization. Future
research directions include integrating multimodal data and V. DISCUSSION
developing AI-powered diagnostic tools for clinical use.
In this study we discussed in how can I detect the
Dava A and Riyanarto S. [2] showed how crucial Tuberculosis, Asthma and Covid 19 using sputum through
feature extraction is to the asthma model's detection success. electronic sensors. The main focus of this review paper is
This study investigates the use of a group of sensors known how can we detect the tuberculosis, asthma, and COVID.
as an electronic nose to detect asthma by analyzing sputum. However, these are in detect in different ways. Tuberculosis
It employs a genetic algorithm to determine the ideal mix of is often detected through methods such as chest X-rays,
sensors for accurate detection. This step entails preparing sputum tests, and blood tests. These diagnostic approaches
and collecting sputum samples, extracting usable help identify the presence of tuberculosis bacteria and its
The discussion may also touch upon the challenges and Electronic health records for long-term symptom
limitations associated with each detection method, such as monitoring: Electronic health records capture and
false positives/negatives, availability of testing facilities, analyze longitudinal data on asthma symptoms, triggers,
and cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, it could highlight the and medication use to support personalized treatment
importance of early detection in preventing disease spread plans and proactive disease management.
and improving patient outcomes.
A. COVID-19 Detection:
B. TB Detection:
Fig 2 :Rapid Antigen Test
Electronic nasal technology for volatile biomarkers:
Electronic nasal devices use sensor arrays to detect
volatile organic compounds associated with TB
infection, providing a noninvasive and rapid diagnostic
approach.
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