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Tuberculosis is a disease that's impacted humanity as far back as the ancient Egyptians and yet it's still around in the 21st century. Hosted by Shirley and joined by Alyssa and Sue, we discuss what causes tuberculosis as well as the issues surrounding its eradication.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall diagram:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-structure-of-the-Mycobacterium-tuberculosis-cell-wall-This-figure-shows-a-schematic_fig1_51156793

Tuberculosis information on WHO:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/tuberculosis#tab=tab_1

Citations: 

• https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-TB-day/world-TB-day-2019
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2980871/ 
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/ 
• https://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/tuberculosis/tuberculosis-symptoms.html 
• https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis
• https://news.llu.edu/research/study-finds-tobacco-use-and-air-pollution-exposure-increase-odds-of-tuberculosis-by-far-greater-than-50
• https://www.who.int/TB/strategy/en/
• https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/329368/9789241565714-eng.pdf?ua=1