A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...

Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...

Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...

tuberculosis), most frequently affecting the lungs. These tiny bacteria are usually passed on through mucus in the same way as colds are passed on, such as when people sneeze, talk or cough.

They’re kind of left more to themselves ... or H5N1 becoming capable of human-to-human transmission, or tuberculosis brewing in lungs for years before sickening many patients.

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 for several hours, depending on the environment. TB germs are more likely to ...

As we observe TB Awareness Month, professional nurse Tsholofelo Mafafo from Boksburg North Clinic shares crucial insights into the symptoms, causes and importance of early detection of TB as it ...

TB IS A SERIOUS INFECTION THAT PRIMARILY TARGETS THE LUNGS, AND IT OFTEN PRESENTS AS A BAD COUGH. IT CAN BE FATAL IF LEFT UNTREATED. ABOUT 12 PEOPLE ARE DIAGNOSED WITH IT HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ...

Medicines left many nauseous and vomiting ... the more damage it causes to the lungs,” he tells UCSF News. “Many TB survivors live with chronic lung disease even after being cured.” Cattamanchi is ...