TDR-TB: Deadly Form Of Tuberculosis Hits India - Really?
I stumbled upon an article in the times of India that says TDR (Totally Drug Resistant) form of Tuberculosis has hit India (read: New, deadlier form of TB hits India | India News - Times of India ). This form of TB seems to have identified in Iran first about 3 years ago and India is the second country to get it.
After reading these news I'm surprised and curious. Do these diseases really exist or it's just a ploy by the drug manufacturers across the world to make sure that they're in business? My grandfather, a doctor (is no more), would himself get surprized to see new forms of diseases being discovered every few year which would mass-kill humans.
It makes sense that the profit-minded drug companies will never develop anything to eradicate the most basic forms of diseases. Because if they do - they'll be out of business forever.
The question I want to ask, what do engineers think about these diseases being discovered out of nowhere?
After reading these news I'm surprised and curious. Do these diseases really exist or it's just a ploy by the drug manufacturers across the world to make sure that they're in business? My grandfather, a doctor (is no more), would himself get surprized to see new forms of diseases being discovered every few year which would mass-kill humans.
It makes sense that the profit-minded drug companies will never develop anything to eradicate the most basic forms of diseases. Because if they do - they'll be out of business forever.
The question I want to ask, what do engineers think about these diseases being discovered out of nowhere?
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