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 ...

However, most people get infected with TB don’t get sick, according to NCDHSS. That’s because their bodies can fight the ...

The department said a response plan is already underway to test immediate contacts and others living in the homes of those ...

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

Tuberculosis usually affects the lungs, but it spread to the brain, spine, and kidneys. Not everyone infected with the ...

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread ...

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

While TB cases have been rising nationally in recent years, public health officials continue to emphasize there is no threat ...

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WKRC) - A case of tuberculosis (TB) was confirmed at a high school in Ohio. According to WBNS, public health ...

Despite being spread through the air, tuberculosis is not easily contracted, because it only spreads when a person has symptoms. Read on to learn everything you need to know about tuberculosis ...