Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.

Tuberculosis ... read the test results yourself," says Roess. When checked by a healthcare professional, "an induration on the skin of 15 millimeters or more is usually considered a positive ...

Introduction In Hong Kong, tuberculin skin test (TST) with a 15 mm cut-off was used at 0 and 3 months for contact screening, but half of future tuberculosis cases might be missed. Follow-on interferon ...

According to the district, additional testing will be conducted in July to ensure the two-month incubation period for tuberculosis ... but tests positive, via skin or blood test, the typical ...

Cervical cancer (cancer of the cervix) is preventable and curable, only if it is detected early and managed effectively .

Panic has erupted at a high school in New York state after a child brought the deadliest disease in the world into school.

"If you do not complete the required TB skin test by January 31, 2025, you will be excluded from attending the Tiyan High School," Arriola wrote. "This exclusion is necessary to ensure that all ...

Health officials say that is what triggered his positive test result. His case will no longer be counted as a confirmed measles infection in Michigan. The child was not contagious. A 1-year-old ...