Who helped find the cure for tuberculosis?

Answer 1

Tuberculosis spread much more widely in Europe when the industrial revolution began in the late nineteenth century. The disease became widespread somewhat later in the United States, because the movement of the population to large cities made overcrowded housing so common. When streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against M. tuberculosis, was discovered in the early 1940s, the infection began to come under control. Although other more effective anti-tuberculosis drugs were developed in the following decades, the number of cases of TB in the United States began to rise again in the mid-1980s. This upsurge was in part again a result of overcrowding and unsanitary conditions in the poor areas of large cities, prisons, and homeless shelters. Infected visitors and immigrants to the United States also contributed to the resurgence of TB. An additional factor is the http://www.answers.com/topic/aids epidemic. AIDS patients are much more likely to develop tuberculosis because of their weakened immune systems. There still are an estimated 8 to 10 million new cases of TB each year worldwide, causing roughly 3 million deaths.

Answer 2

While sanatoriums provided some relief from tuberculosis, a stay in one was seldom a cure. The first drug developed for the treatment of tuberculosis was streptomycin which was discovered in 1944 by Albert Schatz, Elizabeth Bugie, and Selman Waksman. Streptomycin was the first antibiotic and first bacterial agent effective against M. tuberculosis.

Answer 3

The first working drug (Streptomyicin) was discovered in 1943 by Selman Waksman. Over the years, other drugs and methods have also been implemented to help with the treatment.

Answer 4

Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin discovered the vaccine for Tuberculosis in 1919 after nearly two decades of research.

Answer 5

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