The legendary recovery will be fast

1991/06/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

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The hervor takes a few years to heal. However, through an discovered antibiotic, this long time can be reduced per month.

The law takes a few years to heal. However, through an discovered antibiotic, this long time can be reduced per month. The World Health Organization will use this new antibiotic as an essay in different legends from Africa and Asia. If this essay is successful, the costs of treating the disease will be drastically reduced, which would be good for reducing the poverty burden of undeveloped nations.

The name of this antibiotic is ofloxacin and since the middle of the last decade has been used in numerous bacterial infections. Trials carried out so far in animals have shown that he is a good killer of the Mycobacterium leprae, creator of the law.

The law was incurable until around 1940 the dapson was found. Dapson is effective and kills 99% of the legend bacteria. The most negative aspect of this medication is its slowness, so it takes a few years to heal completely.

However, in the mid-1970s and 1980s there was a serious problem. The 30% of people who had the law did not cure dapson, that is, the influence of dapson on the bacteria was less and less.

In 1981 the World Health Organization also recommended the use of rifampicin and clofaciimine. This new strategy was called multipage therapy.

The most powerful of these drugs is rifampizine. Therefore, the law that presents a low resistance to this drug can be cured for 6 months. On the contrary, if you have resistance to this drug and, therefore, it is necessary to use dapson and clofazimine, you must spend a few years to cure the law.

At this time, hope is ofloxacin, but to confirm the suspicions will have to spend a few years.