Why increasing rates of tuberculosis in the UK and US should concern everyone
With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl ...
As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline
Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but the Kansas outbreak shows that the ancient disease is very much a ...
Trying to avert a TB outbreak, Vanderburgh County plans new clinic
Trying to keep a resurgence of tuberculosis cases from exploding into an outbreak, the Vanderburgh County Health Department plans to open a new clinic.
Maharashtra to launch 10-day active TB detection campaign
The campaign ending on March 22 and part of National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) aims to screen over 1.35 crore ...
World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...
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Understanding Tuberculosis: Symptoms and Transmission Risks Explained
A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...
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As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline
Untreated active TB, meaning cases that are symptomatic, is highly lethal. About half of all people with untreated active TB die from the disease, whereas treatment reduces the death rate to 12%.