JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A south suburban student has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, school officials said on Monday. Joliet West High School sent a letter to students and staff who may have ...

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In her email to the school community, Plascencia said that conditions like a persistent cough lasting three weeks or longer, coughing up blood, pain with breathing, chest pain, fatigue, weakness, ...

Bhutan is intensifying its efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) with a comprehensive strategy aimed at reducing cases and ...

To stop latent TB infections from progressing into active disease, especially among high-risk groups like people living with HIV and household contacts of TB pa­tients, Lagos State has expanded ...

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

That same month, a confirmed case of active TB at Simon Sanchez ... DPHSS said the rise of drug-resistant TB strains makes existing medications less effective, and treatment is extremely difficult.