Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body, including the skin. Once it reaches the skin, TB can cause a variety of lesions ...

Learn about the primary ways tuberculosis spreads through airborne transmission, high-risk settings, and effective prevention ...

"At the time, I knew almost nothing about TB. To me, it was a disease of history — something that killed depressive 19th-century poets, not present-tense humans." ...

Tuberculosis infections are increasingly common in the United States following the pandemic, preliminary data shows.

One of the most visible reminders of my journey is that the color of my skin completely changed due to medication. Even now, when I look at myself, it takes me back to those TB days. My immune ...

There’s tuberculosis that attacks your lymph nodes. My friend Henry had his lymph nodes erupt out of his skin because he became so sick with tuberculosis, which is a tremendously painful version ...

Every year March 24 is marked as World Tuberculosis Day. Tuberculosis is one of the most infectious diseases. Discover the symptoms, causes, risk factors and the global impact of this disease.