A prospective birth cohort study conducted in South Africa found that children who grow up in a setting where tuberculosis ...

"If you breathe, you can catch TB — so all people are at risk." In addition to the lungs, the disease can also affect the kidneys, spine, skin and brain. "TB can affect any organ of the body ...

The lone TB vaccine available now is not predictably effective in adults, and can cause a false positive result on TB skin ...

Approximately 300 students and staff at Walton High School in Marietta are getting tested on Tuesday after a possible ...

In 2023, tuberculosis overtook COVID-19 as the deadliest infectious disease, according to a recent World Health Organization ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection that typically affects the lungs but can impact other organs.

tuberculosis. When injected, they provoke a delayed hypersensitivity reaction in individuals carrying the bacteria. The reaction manifests as thickening and hardening (induration) of the skin at ...