TB is an airborne disease that is transmitted from person-to-person through inhalation of the bacteria from the air. The ...

MERCED—The Merced County Board of Supervisors is expected to accept a $72,735 grant from the California Department of Public ...

The White House released an expansive report that blames a crisis of chronic disease in children on ultraprocessed foods, chemical exposures, lack of physical activity, stress and excessive use of ...

Household members and social contacts are being evaluated for TB disease and latent TB infection with tuberculin skin test, chest imaging ... visit the CDC’s website at www.cdc.gov.

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

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

The Sachem Central School District has advised some community members to undergo a skin test or blood test after being ...

"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 ...

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

Florida recorded 681 cases of TB in 2024, about 9% more than the previous year, federal data shows. California had the highest number of reported TB cases in 2024, with 2,100 cases. More than 30 other ...

He said the test is exclusively designed to detect TB infection among vulnerable groups, which will help in early detection and break the chain of its spread. These include household contacts of ...