Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

Thane district in Maharashtra has implemented AI-based handheld X-ray machines to screen over 14,000 individuals for ...

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...

When most of us think of serious diseases that kill millions of people, the ones that come to mind are often the ones that get the most attention: cancer, COVID-19, heart disease and diabetes. But a ...

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Joliet high school earlier this week was the second in the Chicago area this month, leaving many to wonder if they should be cautious about the disease often ...

Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one of the largest recorded outbreaks in United States history, according to ...

What infectious disease is deadliest worldwide? HIV? COVID-19? Malaria? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The answer is tuberculosis. And it kills more than 3,400 ...

A person with HIV may be more at risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). This is due to the weakening of the immune system that occurs in someone who has HIV. Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection ...

A tuberculosis case is under investigation in Jackson County. The individual with TB spent time in the county during their infectious period. Close contacts will be notified by public health officials ...