This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell delves into tuberculosis (TB), dubbed 'the white death,' revealing its millennia-long history as humanity's deadliest infectious disease, having claimed a billion lives. The video explains how TB, caused by Mycobacterium...
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This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell delves into tuberculosis (TB), dubbed 'the white death,' revealing its millennia-long history as humanity's deadliest infectious disease, having claimed a billion lives. The video explains how TB, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, acts as a 'perfect human predator' by stealthily evading and exploiting the immune system, often remaining dormant in billions before becoming active. Despite being curable with antibiotics, TB remains a global crisis, particularly in developing nations, due to lack of sustained attention and funding for new drugs. The video emphasizes the urgent need for increased awareness and action to eradicate this preventable killer.
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