World Tb Day 2016 At Kfmsr, Cbe

Those were the days, when drugs had not been found; Those were the days when TB killed and maimed; Those were the days when TB consumed most; The Phthisis bacillus wasn't discovered. And people died like flies, both young and old; Celebrities and common subjects died; The MMR was used to screen people; Sanatoria housed the infected! But Robert Koch changed history by his work; He found the bacillus that caused havoc; And newer drugs came very fast to treat; And spread of infection and deaths came down. The war against the TB germ isn't o'er! Resistant germs are spreading everywhere; New diagnostics is helping detect fast; Though things are much better, all is not well. Copyright by Dr John Celes 24-03-2016