CMMB 431 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Mycolic Acid, Skin Infection, Endocytosis
25 Jun 2020
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Tb infects or has infected a large amount of the world population. Tb is among the top 10 causes of death in low and middle income countries. M. leprae: agent of leprosy (ie. skin infection) Those that may be pathogenic to people. Mycobacterium is still spread out world wide. Regions that have most mycobacterium tuberculosis is africa, bangladesh, and some other regions in asia. Bacteria is restricted in certain areas where its still epidemic. Colder region, some areas in the north. Most prevalent on some indigenous lands, making them a vulnerable population. Streptomycin treatment was very drawn out, so you would need extensive periods of treatment in order to make it effective against the bacterium. Transmission is thought to happen by air (ie airborne pathogen) Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a disease of the lower respiratory tract. The bacteria needs to reach this region in order to cause infection.
