During the COVID-19 pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) mortality surged for the first time in two decades. While these increases ...

Tuberculosis is a "near-perfect predator," John Green said in his book "Everything is Tuberculosis." The bacterial infection, ...

Here's what tuberculosis is, how it's transmitted and how you can expect to have it treated if it affects you or someone you love.

These are uniquely challenging times in the fight against the enduring and accelerating scourge of tuberculosis (TB)—an ...

The WHO reports that tuberculosis cases in children are rising globally. Experts say a rise in TB cases in Europe could mean ...

Learn about the primary ways tuberculosis spreads through airborne transmission, high-risk settings, and effective prevention ...

Now for a global snapshot. According to estimates provided by the United Nations-affiliated STOP TB Partnership (STP), over ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects a person's lungs. Its symptoms vary widely depending on how the slow-growing mycobacterium that causes the infection ...

A second active tuberculosis case has been identified in the Chicago suburbs, this time at Joliet West High School.

Active TB commonly affects the lungs, but can spread to other parts of the body like the spine, brain, liver or kidneys, ...

Health officials issued a warning this week after someone at a suburban Chicago high school was diagnosed with active ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new ...