Bill Gates Shares a Study of a Cure for Tuberculosis(TB) Found in a 200 year old Mummy

On his official Facebook page, Bill Gates the founder of Microsoft shares a study of a cure for Tuberculosis(TB) that was recovered from a 200 year old Mummy.

Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs. Over 9.27 Million Turberculosis (TB) cases has been recorded worldwide where 55% are from Asia. In the Philippines, the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) has achieved 70% smear positive case detection with 89% of those have been treated successfully. Yet, even with such strides, new concerns like drug resistance strains, limited audience coverage and co-morbidities (simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases in one patient) arise.

A study published in Nature Communications where a group of researchers obtained a Tuberculosis DNA from a 200 year old Mummy have found a new cure. The group was formed via the collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham and of Warwick, University College of London, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest.

For more details on the research click the link below:

Interesting research. A new cure for tuberculosis could be wrapped up in a 200-year old mummy.
Posted by Bill Gates on Sunday, 19 April 2015

[Source: Bill Gates' Facebook Page, Gizmodo India]