Major Developments in Tuberculosis Fight

New tools to fight one of world’s deadliest diseases

By: Shoba Shukla

Three major scientific developments have emerged that can potentially impact the global response to tuberculosis, the world's second deadliest infectious disease after Covid-19, not least of which is that mere regular breathing may be the primary driver of TB transmission rather than coughing.

The other two breakthroughs are that a simple…