Timebomb: The Global Epidemic of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Timebomb: The Global Epidemic of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis By Lee B. Reichman, Janice Hopkins Tanne
Publisher: Mc//Gra//w-Hi//ll 2001 | 258 Pages | ISBN: 0071359249 | PDF | 2 MB
Publisher: Mc//Gra//w-Hi//ll 2001 | 258 Pages | ISBN: 0071359249 | PDF | 2 MB
Tuberculosis, supposedly defeated by antibiotics half a century ago, has returned in a highly contagious and fatal new form that cannot be treated with conventional drugs. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), could cause some 10 million deaths over the next decade and is thriving in theovercrowded prisons of the former Soviet Union. As "Timebomb explains in unnerving detail, the virtual collapse of the world's borders means that refugees, tourists, immigrants, business travelers, and others can spread the TB bacillus very efficiently. London, for example, has experienced a 100% increase in reported cases in the past 10 years. Written by the world's preeminent TB expert and an award-winning medical and health writer, "Timebomb details the evolution and the current state of the MDR-TB epidemic, interweaving the science of MDR-TB with personal stories of people whose lives have been threatened by the deadly bacteria.
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