BIOLOGY 445 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ganciclovir, Ribavirin, Amantadine
6 Nov 2017
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Lecture 13b: chemotherapy 2- mycobacteria & viruses: describe how tb is transmitted, tb bacteria are spread through the air from one person to another. The tb bacteria are put into the air when a person with tb disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks, or sings. When a person breaths in tb bacteria, the bacteria can settle in the lungs and begin to grow. These drugs are used to treat all persons with tb disease: xdr tb is resistant to the most potent tb drugs, the remaining treatment options are less effective, have more side effects, and are more expensive. Xdr tb is of special concern for persons with hiv infection or other conditions that can weaken the immune system. If you have tb disease it is very important that you finish your medicine, and take the drugs exactly as you are told. If you stop taking the drugs to soon, you can become sick again.
