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

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 ...

A symptom of COVID is the loss of taste or smell. Tuberculosis has a longer incubation period, and the symptoms have a much ...

Vitamin D supplementation during TB treatment improves patient symptoms, but does not accelerate the clearance of TB bacteria.

Jan. 29, 2025 — Study finds three new safe and effective drug regimens to fight multidrug-resistant TB. The treatments, which include recently discovered TB drugs, give new options for shorter ...

As Kansas deals with the largest Tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. in decades, concerns are rising in neighboring Oklahoma.

Feeling under the weather? In Texas, cedar can bring sneezing, congestion and itchy eyes, but so can the flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses.

After a recent outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas, many in Oklahoma are worried, but health experts say there is no active outbreak in the Sooner state.

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

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

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the vaccine for tuberculosis, but according to Collins, it is not routinely given in the U.S. According to the CDC, this is due to several reasons, including the mixed ...