A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood ...
However, most people get infected with TB don’t get sick, according to NCDHSS. That’s because their bodies can fight the ...
Hundreds of people in New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania are sickened with TB every year, but a recent deadly outbreak in ...
To know if you have latent TB, you can do a TB blood test or a TB skin test. Active tuberculosis (referred to as TB disease) is where those sick will experience symptoms. Symptoms include ...
There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...
TB symptoms can include coughing, chest pain, coughing up blood or mucus, fatigue, weight loss, fever and night sweats. KDHE confirmed to Fox News Digital that there is a "very low risk" of ...
New government figures show TB reported cases jumped by 13 per cent last year, their fourth consecutive yearly rise ...
Tuberculosis is a disease that was once nearly eradicated but now seems to be making a comeback. Rambo Memorial Health Center ...
A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Simon Sanchez High School has prompted testing for those who may have been in ...
Two counties in the Kansas City area continue to grapple with what is now a yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis.
Kansas is experiencing its most significant tuberculosis outbreak, with 67 active and 79 latent cases reported in Wyandotte and Johnson counties. Desp ...
A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Tiyan High School has prompted a required TB skin testing for individuals who may have been exposed to the bacteria causing the infectious lung disease ...