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NEW VIDEO: This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague
🕑 Added 2024-06-25 15:07:12 +0000 UTCDid you know that one in four people globally is infected with tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease known to humanity?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a master of evasion, often lying dormant and undetected in its host. It has already claimed the lives of over a billion people in the last two centuries, surpassing the death toll of all wars and natural disasters combined.
Despite medical advancements, it still persists to this day, so what can we do to stop it? Understanding its mechanisms and the global efforts to combat it is crucial.
Watch our full video, voiced by John Green, where we take an in-depth look at tuberculosis.
Comments
Tony Hammitt
I'd still like to know whether you can pre-treat TB with some CRISPR modifications to make it easier to kill
