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Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.

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IT’S NOT AT ALL SURPRISING TO SEE THESE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES SPREAD THROUGHOUT ... which reduce transmission of respiratory viruses in health care settings. We will continue to monitor the ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...

The disease appears to be a prolongation of the healing phase of respiratory-distress syndrome combined with a generalized pulmonary oxygen toxicity involving mucosal, alveolar and vascular tissues.

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