Hard-to-cure Tb Poses New Global Health Threat

TB is caused by germs that spread when a person with active TB coughs, sneezes or speaks. It has evolved into stronger forms: multidrug-resistant TB, which does not respond to two top drugs, and extensively drug-resistant TB, which is virtually untreatable. One of the culprits: health care systems that lose track of patients.

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