A CASE of the “world’s deadliest infectious disease” has been detected in an East Sussex primary school – prompting a ...

Doctors immediately stopped his medications and took a biopsy of the lymph nodes. He was then diagnosed with tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Within five days of following ...

A second active tuberculosis case has been identified in the Chicago suburbs, this time at Joliet West High School.

While medical guidelines emphasise airborne transmission, the possibility of TB spreading through close physical contact remains a topic of curiosity.

The Lake County Health Department confirmed to the school district that the person is isolated from others and undergoing ...

Article continues below TB is an infection caused by bacteria that mainly affects the lungs. However, it can affect any part of the body, including lymph nodes (glands), bones and the brain ...

Vulnerable groups may include those experiencing homelessness, those who have drug and alcohol dependency, anyone who has contact with prison inmates.

Kuldeep Kumar Grover, head of critical care and pulmonology at CK Birla Hospital, Gurugram, said estimates by the WHO and ...

A disease specialist has sounded a warning over a rise in cases of tuberculosis. Dr Patrick Lillie, consultant in infectious disease at NHS Humber Health Partnership, said London and the West Midlands ...

Extrapulmonary TB is defined as tuberculosis that occurs in organ systems other than the lungs, such as lymph nodes, bones and joints and the central nervous systems. Also, it's the drug-resistant ...