Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB predominantly affects the lungs but can also target other organs. Dr Vikas Oswal, ...

Each year, tuberculosis kills some 1.25 million ... night sweats and weight loss," she says. Active TB can also cause a loss of appetite, chest or back pain, fatigue, difficulty breathing and ...

Tuberculosis ... 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 chest pain, a long-lasting ...

When people hear about tuberculosis, they tend to assume it's long gone. However, as the most deadly infectious disease on the planet, it's still alive and well. Just this week, a case of TB was ...

Tuberculosis (TB), a potentially fatal ... People who have a strongly positive skin test and/or evidence of TB infection found on a chest X-ray, or who are unwell, will be investigated further ...

TB can mimic many other diseases, Oughton said. Its symptoms include chronic cough, night sweats, fever, malaise and weight ...

His doctors later told me that he was in fact 17, his body stunted by a combination of malnutrition and tuberculosis. The cure for TB—roughly half a year on antibiotics—has existed since the ...

A warning has been issued to look out for the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) as cases rise in Wales ... time after becoming ill with suspected chest infections, enduring months of ...