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- Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:53 pm
- Forum: Famous People and TB
- Topic: Famous TB patients who survived
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Famous TB patients who survived
According to the World Health Organisation, a third of the world's population is affected by tuberculosis. South Africa is said to be the country with the third highest TB infection rate, after China and India, with 73% of TB patients simultaneously living with HIV/aids. While many people will go th...
- Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:44 pm
- Forum: TB information videos
- Topic: Five things you should know about tuberculosis
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Five things you should know about tuberculosis
Many people think that tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of the past - an illness that no longer threatens us today. This CDC video highlights the continuing problem of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States and encourages people to take action by visiting the CDC TB website and getting tested for TB i...
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:50 pm
- Forum: India and Asia TB News
- Topic: Stigma and TB
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- Views: 20021
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:32 pm
- Forum: American (North and South) tb related news
- Topic: TB Vaccine More Powerful When Given Intravenously
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TB Vaccine More Powerful When Given Intravenously
"The effects are amazing," said researcher JoAnne Flynn, a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at the Pitt Center for Vaccine Research. "When we compared the lungs of animals given the vaccine intravenously versus the standard route, we saw a 100,000-fold reduction in bac...