Scientists from Trinity have discovered both how TB puts the brakes on our immune engines and how we can kick-start those engines back into gear – providing hope that improved treatment options could soon be on the horizon.
Although ancient, TB is still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. While it is rampant in Africa, the growing problem of antibiotic resistance is posing a significant threat worldwide.
Thanks for bringing that to our attention, 2greys. It’s fascinating stuff, and puts quite a few events in my own health record into a new light. I wonder how long the ‘brake’ might last for, without intervention?
that is interesting.
how to stimulate that should be a priority. my experience 20 yrs ago was that tb took so long to grow on culture ( 3-6weeks ) that people could not understand the delay after initial diagnosis and really blamed the NHS. It is different now but to find a stimulant to kick start natural immunity reactions really would be a great advance. antibiotic treatment needs to be prolonged, and that is not possible in many communities in our present world.
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