In India,fighting TB with fingerprints
<p> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="specialists">specialists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="fingerprint">fingerprint</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="tuberculosis">tuberculosis</span> <span word="sufferers">sufferers</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Vishnu">Vishnu</span> <span word="Maya">Maya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>.”</p><p><span word="Maya">Maya</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Neema">Neema</span> <span word="Mehta">Mehta</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="counselor">counselor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span> <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Asha">Asha</span>.</p><p><span word="Mehta">Mehta</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="dose">dose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span>.”</p><p><span word="Tuberculosis">Tuberculosis</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span>. <span word="Stopping">Stopping</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="morph">morph</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deadlier">deadlier</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="resistant">resistant</span> <span word="tuberculosis">tuberculosis</span> (<span word="MDR">MDR</span>-<span word="TB">TB</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span>.</p><p><span word="India">India</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100,000 <span word="such">such</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Asha">Asha</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Shelly">Shelly</span> <span word="Batra">Batra</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="undiagnosed">undiagnosed</span>.</p>
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