March 18 is World Tuberculosis Day. Let’s do a quick overview of TB, and discuss the different types of TB, risk factors, ...

The international community will celebrate World Tuberculosis Day on Monday, 24 March this year. The theme for 2025 is “Yes!

There have been at least 79 confirmed latent (inactive) cases, in which TB is in the body but not making the person sick. People with latent cases cannot spread the TB bacteria to others.

Brito, head of the DOH-CHDNM’s Infectious Disease Cluster, addresses common misconceptions about tuberculosis during the ...

It is unclear if this is referring only to active cases of TB disease, or if it includes those with inactive TB bacteria present in the body. Starting Feb. 17, the jail began housing ICE detainees.

Some people become infected with TB germs that live in the body for years without causing illness. This is known as inactive TB or latent TB. People with inactive TB do not feel ill, do not have ...

The new treatment regimen, recommended for patients aged three months to 16 years with non-severe drug-susceptible TB, is ...

tuberculosis). However, different bacteria can cause TB in other countries. TB might be inactive and not cause symptoms, but if the bacteria multiply in the body, the symptoms can cause severe ...

For those diagnosed overseas with sputum smear-negative or inactive TB, follow-up evaluation after U.S. arrival is critical for detecting cases of active pulmonary TB. In recent years, nearly 60% ...