Jaipur: In the state, 2.3 lakh people were found with Tuberculosis (TB) symptoms during screening campaign launched on June ...

Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. By 1900, TB — which ...

The WHO’s 2025 policy brief highlights how tuberculosis disproportionately affects marginalized and high-risk populations due ...

A 9-month regimen of isoniazid can prevent active tuberculosis in persons with latent tuberculosis infection. However, the regimen has been associated with poor adherence rates and with toxic effects.

The distinction between latent TB infection and active TB disease remains crucial. In latent TB, the bacteria remain dormant, causing no symptoms and remaining non-contagious.

Health officials announced an active tuberculosis case at Olathe Northwest High School in early October. Now, four other people tested positive for the bacteria.

If all goes well, a test for those at high risk for active TB might be available within five or 10 years, he estimated. It’s gratifying to think about decreasing the burden of a devastating ...

Dec. 10—Health officials say that an active tuberculosis case in Flathead County is under control. The patient had recently moved to Montana and was exposed to active tuberculosis in a different ...

Cases of tuberculosis, which kills more people than any other infectious disease, rose in the U.S. during 2022 — and some doctors are concerned that limitations of testing at the border could be ...

In January of 2023, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department stated it’s monitoring an active case of tuberculosis in Tacoma.The resident has declined to take medication, according to TPCHD.

University Health Services informed students living in University of Wisconsin’s Smith Residence Hall last week that an active case of tuberculosis has been identified in a former resident of the ...

Without treatment, inactive TB can develop into active TB disease and make a person sick. The CDC reports that 1 in 10 people with inactive TB will get sick with active TB disease without treatment.