Tuberculosis

TB and the girl next door
Two thirds of South Africans carry the potentially lethal TB bacterium in their bodies. If you think TB won’t pick you because you’re “not the type”, think again.

Fully Sick Rapper – Part 2
Christiaan van Vuuren, a.k.a. the Fully Sick Rapper, started making YouTube videos while placed in quarantine for MDR-TB.

Fully Sick Rapper - Part 4
In this week's video our bored-out-of-his-mind TB patient is waging a war on the germs in his room.

Fully Sick Rapper - Part 1
While under quarantine for MDR-TB, Christiaan van Vuuren started rapping and produced his own YouTube videos detailing his "experiences" while kept in isolation.

Fully Sick Rapper - Part 3
Seven months in a hospital room is a helluva long time to keep yourself busy.

Fully Sick Rapper – Part 5
In this week's instalment of the Fully Sick Rapper series, our rapping TB patient seems to have developed an obsession with the beard he grew while under quarantine.