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

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

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

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

While TB cases have been rising nationally in recent years, public health officials continue to emphasize there is no threat ...

Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can ...

When the bacteria multiply and cause symptoms, this is called active tuberculosis disease or active TB. People with active TB ...

People with inactive TB do not have active TB disease. They don’t feel sick or have any symptoms and can’t spread the disease ...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread ...

State and local public health officials in Kansas are responding to a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in the Kansas City area, ...