Transforming India from TB Hot Zone to TB Hot Shot

Post Date: 
2017-12-09
Source: 
Indiaspora


As a clinical researcher working to ease the burden of tuberculosis in India, I know first-hand how deadly and miserable tuberculosis can be. Best known for its cruel toll on the lungs, TB can spread to just about every part of the body, leaving destroyed tissue in its wake. Drug resistance is rendering our go-to cures useless. TB kills an astounding 50% of untreated patients. . .