Globally, tuberculosis is responsible for the most deaths of any infectious disease. Around 1.25 million people died from the bacterial infection in 2023, the latest data available, and new cases ...

“The cases that get reported to CDC mask a much larger prevalence.” These numbers hide latent infections that the body controls but don’t show symptoms of active tuberculosis. Without ...

Has the recent Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas got you worried about catching TB? Learn about the top symptoms to look out for and explore some tips on how to stop the spread. Taylor Leamey writes ...

"All respiratory infectious disease, including tuberculosis, including streptococcus, including pneumococcus. You can't require people to wear a face mask in certain situations, from a government ...

Tuberculosis is one of the oldest and deadliest ... treatment they need and can transmit the infection to others. Waning mask-wearing and increased travel can also exacerbate the spread.

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of ...

Tuberculosis has taken the lives of notable figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Andrew Jackson, George Orwell, Frederic Chopin and Charles IX, among others. And it’s still being transmitted in ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a near-perfect predator. In 1882, Robert Koch, the physician who discovered the microbe, told a room full of scientists that it caused one in seven of all deaths.

It's unclear if the patient is a student, faculty member or staff member. A case of active tuberculosis has been confirmed at a Florida high school, according to state health officials.

In new book, 'The Fault in Our Stars' author John Green takes on tuberculosis : NPR's Book of the Day Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases in human history – and it still kills more than a ...

A tuberculosis case has been confirmed at the Miami federal detention center. Officials are taking steps to protect inmates, staff and the public. Carl Juste Miami Herald Days after a case of ...

That is until staff revealed that Henry was a patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis — and that he was 17. Henry was small because he grew up malnourished. At age 5, he became ill with ...