Tuberculosis protects itself against toxic agents sent to destroy it
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tuberculosis fights off the toxic agents, acidity and oxidants, that our immune system sends to destroy it, which is why the maddeningly drug-resistant bacterium can survive in harsh conditions in our bodies for essentially as long as its human host lives, new research shows.