Brave community who let us into their lives to shed light on a new epidemic of a very old disease. They take us away from our homes so that we cannot be dangerous to the people outside. Narrator a disease that is becoming resistant to treatment and is spreading. In developed countries, they should be threatened with this worldwide spread of tb. Anyone can get tb. Anyone can die from tb. Narrator intimate stories of people fighting to survive. Stories of courage, loss and hope that the world will pay attention. In 21st century, we shouldnt have people dying from tb. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awaren
Brave community who let us into their lives to shed light on a new epidemic of a very old disease. They take us away from our homes so that we cannot be dangerous to the people outside. Narrator a disease that is becoming resistant to treatment and is spreading. In developed countries, they should be threatened with this worldwide spread of tb. Anyone can get tb. Anyone can die from tb. Narrator intimate stories of people fighting to survive. Stories of courage, loss and hope that the world will pay attention. In 21st century, we shouldnt have people dying from tb. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awaren
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Monday raised alarm about short supply of anti-tuberculosis (TB) medicines which may severely affect the drive against eliminat.
The treatment regimen of multi drug resistant TB consists of usually four months of seven drugs (bedaquiline, levofloxacin, clofazimine, isoniazid, ethambutol, pyrazinamide and ethionamide) followed by five months of 4 drugs (levofloxacin, clofazimine, pyrazinamide and ethambutol). In about 30 pc of persons with drug resistant TB, cycloserine and linezolid is required.