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lucifuge- 03-03-2008
What goes around comes around: viruses and bacteria
Drug-resistant TB at all-time high: WHO Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 | 4:35 PM ET CBC News Drug-resistant tuberculosis is on the increase, with highest-ever rates being reported around the world, according to a report published by the World Health Organization. "TB drug resistance needs a frontal assault," said Dr. Mario Raviglione, director of the WHO's Stop TB Department, in a release. "If countries fail to address it aggressively now we will lose this battle." The report, released Tuesday, is based on data from 81 countries and 90,000 TB patients, and was collected between 2002 and 2006. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/02/27/multidrugresistant-tb.html TB. Whoa. I know someone who's a carrier. Until last year I thought this was as little of an issue as polio nowadays. Not so.

V∞- 03-06-2008

Scary stuff. I just hear about TB, but have never known anyone in real life that has had it. Lucky so far! :megaman:

lucifuge- 03-06-2008

Yeah, I was seeing that guy for a while. But I don't think I have TB. I have no reason to suspect (other than the above).

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