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TB is bacterial, so I don't know whether anything we are doing here applies directly to TB.
TB is one of those things that, like Polio, should have been wiped out by now. We already have vaccines and direct drugs. Instead, we've got an epidemic. If anyone wants to try a computational approach, I'm sure WCG will host the project. I really have no clue about how scientists are approaching the antibacterial resistance problem. Anyone? |
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Right Didactylos! Fighting TB demands more than sharing computer time. TB is a question of standard of living. We in Norway thought our national BCG-vaccination plan conquered TB in this country. Later we found that the drop in the number of TB-cases was slightly ahead of the vaccination plan, and followed the improvement in the standard of living. Besides, a parallell drop in the number of TB cases was observed by WHO in countries without extensive BCG vaccination but improvement in the standard of living. The Netherlands is a striking example. I'm no spring chicken but the reason I didn't see my paternal grandma was that she died from TB in 1922.
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