HIV and TB merging into pandemic in Africa

U2isthebest · 11-02-2007, 08:54 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071102...osisaidsafrica

This is devestating news. Thank God for all those involved with helping these people in any area.

JCOSTER · 11-02-2007, 11:29 AM

I looks like a case of one step forward and two steps back.

Liesje · 11-02-2007, 11:35 AM

I'm a little confused by the article. I thought HIV and TB have been pandemics in Africa for quite some time now? Or am I missing something....

DaveC · 11-02-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by Liesje
I'm a little confused by the article. I thought HIV and TB have been pandemics in Africa for quite some time now? Or am I missing something....

Yeah, really...

randhail · 11-02-2007, 12:06 PM

I think that the article is just trying to say that while the situation has been bleak, the rise of the drug resistant strains of TB have made the situation even bleaker. The sad thing is that TB is usually controllable with the right cocktail of antibiotics, but obviously access to them is a huge problem. I really have no idea on how they can expect to contain these diseases without some sort of miracle or epically huge overall of the current state of affairs in Africa.

verte76 · 11-03-2007, 09:08 AM

This is sad.

11-02-2007, 08:54 AM	#1
U2isthebest ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vision over visibility.... Posts: 12,332 Local Time: 01:09 PM	HIV and TB merging into pandemic in Africa http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071102...osisaidsafrica This is devestating news. Thank God for all those involved with helping these people in any area. __________________

11-02-2007, 11:29 AM	#2
JCOSTER ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: It's a very, very mad world. Posts: 14,971 Local Time: 12:09 PM	I looks like a case of one step forward and two steps back. __________________

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11-02-2007, 11:35 AM	#3
Liesje Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the dog house Posts: 19,563 Local Time: 01:09 PM	I'm a little confused by the article. I thought HIV and TB have been pandemics in Africa for quite some time now? Or am I missing something....

11-02-2007, 12:06 PM	#5
randhail Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Outside Providence Posts: 3,560 Local Time: 01:09 PM	I think that the article is just trying to say that while the situation has been bleak, the rise of the drug resistant strains of TB have made the situation even bleaker. The sad thing is that TB is usually controllable with the right cocktail of antibiotics, but obviously access to them is a huge problem. I really have no idea on how they can expect to contain these diseases without some sort of miracle or epically huge overall of the current state of affairs in Africa.