Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals ...

The bacteria Koch described as “a little bent ... In 1890 he announced he had found the cure for tuberculosis. He called the drug tuberculin, a substance derived from tubercle bacilli.

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...

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The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an "on-off switch" that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford.

New research reveals TB bacteria ramp up production of tiny protein packets during iron shortages. These packets help them ...

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In medical centres across Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, these rodents are already at work. With their extraordinary ...

The smartphone-sized, battery-powered test is a cost-effective tool that can improve TB diagnoses, particularly in rural ...

Researchers who mapped tuberculosis cases in African countries found that local weather conditions and access to cities can ...

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Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs. It can also infect other parts of the body ...