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Poor hygiene accelerates the outbreak.
In a mouth that is cleaned several times a day, only a thousand to one hundred thousand bacteria settle on a tooth. The organisms form a highly complex structure, a biofilm, which protects them against the toothbrush and antibiotics alike. The Myth of India Nuclear power and poorhouse, home of software gurus and snake charmers.