TB Video
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- hey doctor!What's up, have you been keeping up with your TB regiment?Erm... Not really. The cost and length of the treatment has made it difficult for me to stick to the treatment.Oh dear. We better have you checked out to make sure you haven't developed multi-drug resistant TB.
- Multi-drug resistant TB (or MDR TB) is when the bacteria tuberculosis develops immunity to the two main drugs that usually help cure it, rifampicin and isoniziad. This is usually caused when people don't follow the prescribed treatment plan.Why does the treatment plan take so long though? I would think researchers would try to make it faster so that patients would be less likely to stop following the treatment plan.Well, the main reason it takes so long is that granulomas, which are white blood cells that surround the tuberculosis, isolate the bacteria from the rest of the body, but also give it a safe place. It also prevents the drugs from reaching the bacteria. ... (explain granulomas)Is there anything that can be done about this?Right now, researchers are looking into ... But I'll let the experts explain it to you.
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