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.

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 ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB—a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough—began in January 2024 in ...

What is known so far about the recent TB outbreak in Kansas? What factors may have contributed to its spread? Unfortunately, from our perspective as community lung doctors, not an enormous amount ...

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 ...

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 ...