According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a total of 1.23 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) in 2024 ...

When TB affects the kidneys, symptoms are often different than when it affects the lungs. When symptoms appear, they often resemble those of a urinary tract infection. Timely treatment is important to ...

A person with HIV may be more at risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). This is due to the weakening of the immune system that occurs in someone who has HIV. Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection ...

Scientists have uncovered important clues to how human T cells combat Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB. La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) is working to guide the ...

Kansas is dealing with one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis recorded in a single year in the United States since the 1950s, state health officials say. The outbreak in the Kansas City area has ...

Ocular tuberculosis is a rare eye infection due to the same bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) in your lungs. Symptoms are similar to other eye infections. It’s curable, and getting treatment can ...

As Kansas deals with an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak – the largest in recorded history in the United States – you might be wondering if the threat of TB could make its way to Delaware. Here’s what we ...

Bone tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis that spreads beyond the lungs and affects the bones. Recognizing bone tuberculosis symptoms early is essential for successful treatment. Tuberculosis (TB) ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), which is still a major public health problem in many parts of the world. TB tends to manifest in the lungs, but ...

It’s not the first time this year that a contagious tuberculosis case has been detected in the Sacramento area. In August, an individual with active TB was identified at Cache Creek Casino Resort in ...