Disease
India wants to end TB by 2025. It can't.
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A patient of tuberculosis at Kashmir's lone chest-diseases hospital; NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Synopsis
Unless it dramatically improves the resources for the fight and lets go of the polio model.
The killer Mycobacterium tuberculosis Description: 2-4 microns, one-fifth of the diameter of a human hair Complexion: Pasty Hobby: Fond of air travel; likes entering human lungs before making way to other organs Note of caution: It’s slow but methodical; takes about a week to a few years to kill its victims The victim India The World Health Organization (WHO) says India is home to the world's largest population of TB cases.The country lost over
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