Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
The Disease that Won’t Die: Tuberculosis in Peru
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
Carlos Cazalis
Tifanny (at right) poses with her family in their home in the Lima slum of Huaycán. The family stopped accepting medication from government social services, thinking Tifanny could recover by taking vitamin supplements. That kind of interrupted treatment regimen contributes to the risk of drug-resistant TB infections.