Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can stay in the air for prolonged periods of time and are more likely to spread ...

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

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

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

TB primarily affects the lungs and can spread to other parts of the body, such as the brain, spine, lymph nodes and kidneys. Not everyone infected with tuberculosis becomes ill immediately.

New Jersey is experiencing a similar increase in cases and has a TB incidence rate above the national average. While TB isn’t ...

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

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis, which primarily attacks the lungs but can affect other parts of the body. It spreads through the air when someone with active TB ...

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 ...

HIV is spread by bodily fluids such as blood, breast milk or semen. It gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes it vulnerable to disease, including ones rarely seen in otherwise healthy ...

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