Early warning of TB danger

Some 2 million people die of Tuberculosis (TB) every year. Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have developed an algorithm that can predict those whose immune system response to TB infection would put them at risk. These people can then be treated while the level of TB bacteria is low.

https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/first-impressions-go-long-way-immune-system

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