Cracking the secrets of the tuberculosis germ

Published on India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia (http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in)

Cracking the secrets of the tuberculosis germ [1]

N. Gopal Raj

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A team of Indian researchers has discovered a way in which the tuberculosis bacterium is able to remain dormant for many years in the bodies of those it infects, emerging to cause disease when their immune system weakens.

The World Health Organisation estimates that one-third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Publication Date:

07/12/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi) [2]

Tags:

Tuberculosis [3], Medical Research [4], India [5]

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/cracking-secrets-tuberculosis-germ

Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/cracking-secrets-tuberculosis-germ
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tuberculosis
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india