WHO Says Drug-Resistant TB Spreads Fast

By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer, Medicine & Health / Diseases

(AP) -- Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading even faster than medical experts had feared, the World Health Organization warned in report issued Tuesday. The rate of TB patients infected with the drug-resistant strain topped 20 percent in some countries, the highest ever recorded, the U.N. agency said.

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Posted by nicolexue 02/26/08 20:22

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1 in 6 people have HIV, reported by the HIV dating site STDromance.com

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Posted by superhuman 02/27/08 05:45

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>70 million are afflicted with STD in the U.S. alone and an estimated over 400 million worldwide.
Intrigued by your comment i checked that site and the numbers is supposed to reflect all kinds of sexually transmitted diseases. Still this estimate seems a bit too high to me.