“I’m working on a story that the world needs to know about. I wish for you to help me break it, in a way that provides spectacular proof of the power of news photography in the digital age.” - James Nachtwey

This is a slide show of 37 pictures taken by James Nachtwey. His subjects - patients with XDR-TB or Extreme Drug Resistant Tuberculosis. One person dies of it every 20 seconds, often within weeks of diagnosis. Are we looking at the beginning of a global pandemic? Spread the story. Stop the disease. Find out how you can help here.

via ted.