In an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective ...

Early detection and treatment plans have helped limit further disease transmission in the US. However, we've seen numbers ...

But without treatment at this stage, it can develop into active tuberculosis, with symptoms such as a cough that lasts more ...

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering ...

Tuberculosis is on the rise in Mecklenburg County, but health officials say the overall risk to the public is still low.

TB of the lungs spreads through the air ... Without treatment, latent TB can lead to active TB. But latent TB is not contagious. If you think you may have come into contact with TB bacteria ...

People become infected when they inhale the germs, which then settle in the lungs, says Schaffner. Transmission of tuberculosis requires close, prolonged contact with someone who has active TB ...

from getting active TB in the lung,” Hawkinson says. This Tuberculosis Outbreak Is Unlikely to Spread While the cases in Kansas are concerning, they don’t pose a threat of spreading in the ...

Michael A. Bernstein, MD, Stamford Health, addresses common misconceptions about tuberculosis amid the outbreak in Kansas ...

Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...

When organs other than the lungs are affected, other symptoms may appear. The disease is spread through the air, when those with active tuberculosis in their lungs sneeze, cough, spit, or speak.