But without treatment at this stage, it can develop into active tuberculosis, with symptoms such as a cough that lasts more ...

Early detection and treatment plans have helped limit further disease transmission in the US. However, we've seen numbers ...

New Jersey is experiencing a similar increase in cases and has a TB incidence rate above the national average. While TB isn’t ...

Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...

TB is a serious infection that if left untreated can be fatal. As of Jan. 24, at least 67 people are being treated for active TB related to the Kansas outbreak, Jill Bronaugh, communications ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is an infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs. TB is a serious infection that if ...

However, most people get infected with TB don’t get sick, according to NCDHSS. That’s because their bodies can fight the ...

The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of WHO, as well as global tuberculosis programs. On his first day in office ...

In an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective ...

A fluorescence microscopy image reveals the tuberculosis-causing bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis after an antimicrobial treatment. Membranes are stained red, DNA blue and areas of membrane ...

Tuberculosis is on the rise in Mecklenburg County, but health officials say the overall risk to the public is still low.

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering ...