A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment.

Outbreak or not, your risk of getting tuberculosis is low unless you're in very close contact with a person with active symptoms. Even if you've breathed in TB germs , you cannot spread it to ...

A major tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area has sickened dozens of people and killed two. What to know about TB symptoms, spread, and treatment. IE 11 is not supported.

The tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area is not, in fact, the largest in U.S. history. But it does offer an important public health lesson.

Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct when the outbreak began. It’s January 2024. Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ...

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Legislation that aims to prevent preventable deaths from tuberculosis infection is one step closer to becoming law.