Friday, March 8, 2013

Is Tuberculosis vector borne

Is Tuberculosis vector borne?
If not what has TB got to do with vector borne?
Respiratory Diseases - 2 Answers
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nothing...........needs no vector to infect someone
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there is one type could be transmitted from animal called the bovine type the other way is man to man via droplet infection

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Monday, March 4, 2013

why combination therapy is given in tuberculosis

why combination therapy is given in tuberculosis?

Respiratory Diseases - 2 Answers
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Tubercle bacilli will become resistant to any single drug. So multiple drugs are used to treat tuberculosis
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Yeah, it's mostly to ensure that if the bacillus develops a resistance than the other will do the job. Therapy for TB is long term and the mycobacterium have a chance to become resistant to one but not to both. Sometimes up to four antibiotics are used for months. God bless

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Does anyone have a link to a good diagram of M. tuberculosis structure

Does anyone have a link to a good diagram of M. tuberculosis structure?
Its for a presentation , i need a great pic ty for the pic, but id like one of the whole bacterium
Infectious Diseases - 1 Answers
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This isn't bad

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