Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Guest: Andrew Pavia, MD

In this segment, Dr. Pavia examines the case of patient Andrew Speaker, who is publicly struggling with Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Tuberculosis, and the state of American Public Health Care Systems responding to the threat of transmission with this dangerous infectious disease. The interview clarifies distinctions between XDR-Tuberculosis and the more classical Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, and follows with a discussion on some of the challenges faced by those organizations working to prevent and control spread of major infectious diseases.