The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an "on-off switch" that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a ...

Currently, several states have outbreaks. In Kansas City, where cases have increased 148%, two deaths have been reported ...

The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an "on-off switch" that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates nearly 13 million people in the U.S. have “latent TB infection.” Up to 10 percent will develop active TB if they aren’t treated.

Coughing, with blood-tinged sputum (phlegm that comes from deep inside the lungs); fever, weight loss and night sweats are ...

A TB awareness hoarding near Goalpara Civil Hospital was replaced by a movie poster, prompting official complaints.

Two tuberculosis cases have been confirmed in South Florida. The number of TB cases reported has been increasing in Florida ...

A case of tuberculosis was reported at a Portland-area middle school, sparking concerns among local families, but public ...

Tuberculosis is primarily spread through prolonged, close contact with an infected person in an enclosed setting. Most people ...