Robert Kilpatrick, Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig
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Life
He is a member of the House of Lords since 1996. There he sits as a crossbencher.Having suffered from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
when younger and been one of the first patients to be treated with the antibiotic
Antibiotic
An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.The term is often used synonymously with the term antibiotic; today, however, with increased knowledge of the causative agents of various infectious diseases, antibiotic has come to denote a broader range of...
streptomycin
Streptomycin
Streptomycin is an antibiotic drug, the first of a class of drugs called aminoglycosides to be discovered, and was the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis. It is derived from the actinobacterium Streptomyces griseus. Streptomycin is a bactericidal antibiotic. Streptomycin cannot be given...
, Lord Kilpatrick is now a patron of the charity TB Alert
TB Alert
TB Alert is a charity working to raise awareness about and support effective treatment of the disease tuberculosis in the UK and internationally. It was registered in 1998 and launched on World Tuberculosis Day in 1999 in response to the resurgence of tuberculosis in the UK and worldwide...
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Sources
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-robert-kilpatrick
- http://www.eurosource.eu.com/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=73&biog=y&id=27003&group=5&Page=Lord%20Kilpatrick%20of%20Kincraig%20:%20Political%20Biography
- http://www.burkes-peerage.net/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=KILPATRICKOFKINCRAIG