Veteran filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, who battled throat cancer in 2019, recently opened up about drawing inspiration from his ...

Since January 2024, dozens of tuberculosis cases have been found around Kansas City. TB may seem like a disease of the ...

New government figures show TB reported cases jumped by 13 per cent last year, their fourth consecutive yearly rise ...

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering whether they’re at risk. The Kansas outbreak, described by health officials ...

Tuberculosis is a serious global health threat that infected more than 10 million people in 2022. Spread through the air and ...

A major tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area has sickened dozens of people and killed two. What to know about TB symptoms, spread, and treatment.

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

TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also impact the brain, the kidneys or the spine, the CDC said. Some people may be at a higher risk for TB if they: Were born in or frequently travel to ...

TB typically affects the lungs but can also harm the brain, kidneys or spine. Here are the two forms: Latent TB infection: The bacteria are inactive and cause no symptoms. People with latent TB ...

It commonly affects your lungs, but it can also affect other organs like your spine, brain or kidneys." "If you’ve been exposed to TB, you should talk to your healthcare provider right away.

spinal cord or brain. The symptoms a person experiences depend on which body parts are infected, but active TB in the lungs causes cough (including coughing up blood), chest pain, weakness ...