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BREAKING: Thousands May Have Been Exposed to Deadly TB Epidemic in Downtown Los Angeles
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Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that spread from person to person through microscopic droplets released into the air. This can happen when someone with the untreated, active form of tuberculosis coughs, speaks, sneezes, spits, laughs or sings. Although tuberculosis is contagious, it's not easy to catch. You're much more likely to get tuberculosis from someone you live with or work with than from a stranger. Most people with active TB who've had appropriate drug treatment for at least two weeks are no longer contagious. [ link to www.mayoclinic.com] Drug-resistant TB Another reason tuberculosis remains a major killer is the increase in drug-resistant strains of the bacterium. Since the first antibiotics were used to fight tuberculosis 60 years ago, some TB germs have developed the ability to survive, and that ability gets passed on to their descendants. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34956621 That's a good thing assuming that we're dealing with regular TB and not a lab-created monster hybrid that makes it more contagious.
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