Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Bacteria
by Cdc/ Melissa Brower
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Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Bacteria
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Cdc/ Melissa Brower
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Photograph - Photograph
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria. 3D computer illustration of a cluster of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis (TB). TB is among the most common infectious diseases and a frequent cause of death worldwide. It is spread most commonly through the air. In most cases, TB is treatable and curable with the available first-line antibiotic drugs, however, in some cases, M. tuberculosis can be resistant to one or more of these drugs.
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July 6th, 2016
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