Eating Away at Their Lungs Saturday is World Tuberculosis Day. More than 9 million have TB and nearly all could be cured -- but many will die needlessly
That's why current research is aimed at finding new therapeutic targets. The current treatment is difficult to keep up with. People suffering in third world nations can't be blamed, the public in developed nations is also uneducated about problems that can arise from not finishing treatments. They assume that because their symptoms are gone, the mycobacteria are gone, when the disease has probably just gone into latency. Those educated in these matters are responsible for educating the public.
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Scorpion000000000 3 years ago
That's why current research is aimed at finding new therapeutic targets. The current treatment is difficult to keep up with. People suffering in third world nations can't be blamed, the public in developed nations is also uneducated about problems that can arise from not finishing treatments. They assume that because their symptoms are gone, the mycobacteria are gone, when the disease has probably just gone into latency. Those educated in these matters are responsible for educating the public.
Spikekue 4 years ago