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Drug-Resistant TB

The World Health Organization is worried that there will be an explosion of drug-resistant tuberculosis that could flood hospitals with this nearly untreatable disease.

Traditional drugs are useless against this disease that affects more than 9 million people a year, killing nearly 2 million of them.

Tuberculosis is a highly contagious bacterial infection that attacks the lungs, and is spread by coughing, sneezing and even talking.

Outbreaks are highest in China, Russia, South Africa and Bangladesh.

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TB is normally easily cured with antibiotics. However it appears that because patients started feeling better, they did not complete the course of antibiotics and as the virus was not yet eradicated, ...
- Max Friedenthal

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