Tuberculosis transmission may hold key to prevention
August 27, 2026
August 27, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Tuberculosis transmission may hold key to prevention
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Tuberculosis bacteria released into the air from infected individuals dry out to form infectious particles that are second only to measles in contagiousness. Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have discovered specific mechanisms that enable the bacteria not only to survive drying but also to generate mutation . . .
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Tuberculosis transmission may hold key to prevention
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Tuberculosis bacteria released into the air from infected individuals dry out to form infectious particles that are second only to measles in contagiousness. Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have discovered specific mechanisms that enable the bacteria not only to survive drying but also to generate mutation . . .