Daily Newsletter April 19, 2012
Today's Topic: Tuberculosis
Readings:
Tuberculosis
CDC Website for Tuberculosis. Check out some of the links to learn more about Tuberculosis.
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a disease that is still endemic (always present). It is also one of the most highly contagious disease. The infectious does can be a low as one bacterium making it all the way to an aveolus in the lung. Because it is so infectious and contagious, it is a disease that medical personel take very seiously.
Daily Challenge: Write about Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the disease Tuberculosis. One challenge with the organism is that the human body has a hard time eliminating it, so you may want to look into why it is so hard for the body to eliminate.
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