It is stated that, following infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), only 5–10% of individuals will develop active tuberculosis (TB), predominantly in the pulmonary form. After excluding ...

Each year, tuberculosis kills some 1.25 million people globally and more than 10 times that number become infected with the disease annually, according to the World Health Organization.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It primarily targets the lungs and spreads through airborne droplets when an infected individual coughs ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The safety of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine is being tested in an Oxford University trial. In partnership with the Coler Lab at Seattle ...

When health workers stopped visiting her home in Pakistan to administer tuberculosis medication, Ratna Jamni began dragging herself to a clinic “step by painful step, when even standing feels ...

Getty Kansas has an outbreak of two diseases — measles and tuberculosis — as lawmakers loosen vaccine requirements for children. In a 103-15 vote on March 20, the Kansas House of ...

More than a dozen in Yakima County are sick with tuberculosis, reported The Yakima Herald-Republic. According to the Yakima Health District, there are 16 active cases of the disease in Yakima County.

In Nigeria’s teeming urban centres and far-flung villages, tuberculosis (TB) persists as a quiet scourge, claiming lives with a stealth that belies its lethality. Often overshadowed by flashier ...

Even if it’s a 200-page nonfiction thesis on tuberculosis arguing why it should be public enemy No. 1 and on its way to eradication. Because, in true John Green fashion, there’s a footnote on ...

AscentXmedia/Getty Images The WHO reports that the number of tuberculosis cases in children is rising in Europe. The health officials add that the treatment success rate for the disease is also ...