Drug-resistant TB and What To Do Before It Is Too Late
“TB
is already a worldwide pandemic that infected 8.8 million people and killed 1.4
million in 2010.”
“Drug-resistant TB is more difficult and costly than
normal TB to treat, and is more often fatal.”
IF THAT ISN’T SCARY ENOUGH, REALIZE THAT MAINLINE MEDICINE IS RUNNING OUT
OF TREATMENT DRUGS FOR THESE QUICKLY EVOLVING STRAINS OF SUPER BUGS.
“MDR-TB
is resistant to at least two first-line drugs — isoniazid and rifampicin -
while XDR-TB is resistant to those two drugs as well as a powerful antibiotic
type called a fluoroquinolone and a second-line injectable antibiotic.
“Treating even normal TB is a long process, with
patients needing to take a cocktail of powerful antibiotics for six months.
Many patients fail to complete their treatment correctly, a factor which has
fuelled a rise in the drug-resistant forms.
“Researchers who studied rates of the disease in
Estonia, Latvia, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, South Africa,
South Korea and Thailand found almost 44 percent of cases of MDR TB were also
resistant to at least one second-line drug.”
OF COURSE WE SHOULD NOT
WORRY ABOUT IT RIGHT? THERE IS NO WAY IT
COULD EVER SPREAD TO THE USA, RIGHT? HOW
MANY INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS ARE THERE IN AND OUT OF THE US EVERY DAY? DON’T
WORRY, BE HAPPY.
BUT, IF YOU WANT TO GET EDUCATED
ON ALTERNATIVE, EFFECTIVE THERAPIES NOW BEFORE YOU ARE FACED WITH PANIC AND
FEAR AND CANNOT THINK STRAIGHT CHECK OUT:
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME LEFT TO PLAY
GAMES AND BE SUBTLE. WE NEED TO EDUCATE
THE PEOPLE NOW ON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE SO THEY CAN BE PREPARED FOR WHAT IS
COMING.
