There never seems to be a lack of new problems on the horizon.
Drug resistant TB is about to erupt.
On a similar note, I have two acquaintances that were severely compromised with C.Dif. This is an infection that can be acquired while in the hospital. It is very severe.
We all need to protect our health.
McClatchy: Drug-resistant TB may 'spiral out of control,' U.N. says
Outbreaks of multi-drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis are highest in India, China, Russia, South Africa and Bangladesh. Scientists now see even worse strains, which they label extensively drug-resistant TB, that can be treated neither with the two principal anti-TB drugs nor with more expensive second-line drugs.
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