
The world’s deadliest disease
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Scientists are working towards a cure for Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease and one of the top ten causes of death in the world. At the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio Texas, scientists are working towards a vaccine and hopefully, someday, a cure for the disease.
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The world’s deadliest disease
Clip: Season 4 Episode 24 | 4m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease and one of the top ten causes of death in the world. At the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio Texas, scientists are working towards a vaccine and hopefully, someday, a cure for the disease.
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