Every year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and approximately 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease. Treatment ...

Tuberculosis may seem like a historic malady, but it’s still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Here’s what you need ...

The tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area is not, in fact, the largest in U.S. history. But it does offer an ...

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

CAR in Baguio on February 15, 2024 (Source: PIA website) Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that most often affects ...

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

The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said.

Here's what to know about the disease and its risks for Tennessee ... TB is spread when a person with active TB of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks or sings. TB germs can stay in the air ...

Around 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The novel ...