• Question: if you were able to cure tuberculosis globaly how would you do it?

    Asked by 255mcrk46 to Ashley on 6 Nov 2017.
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      Ashley Otter answered on 6 Nov 2017:


      Hmm, this is a difficult question, as currently, lots of groups are looking down the route of antibiotics to cure TB, but antibiotic resistance is becoming a big problem as you might know. Ideally, a new vaccine would be the best, as this will enable us to vaccinate almost everyone on the planet, preventing any infections! But vaccines against TB are difficult, not much progress has been made since the creation of the BCG vaccine in 1900s, as this is our best vaccine against TB to date

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