Most tuberculosis tests are conducted on sputum samples. The difficulty with this is that many people, particularly children ...

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researchers developed a 3D “pulmosphere” — a miniature lung made from bovine cells — that mimics the real thing. Within just 24 hours of infecting the pulmosphere with TB-causing bacteria ...

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Countries with a threshold of 10 TB cases per 100,000 people are classed as low-incidence by the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, UKHSA figures show notifications of the bacterial infec ...

or abscesses containing the bacteria, form in the lungs. This can cause symptoms such as chest pain, a cough (including coughing up blood), sweats, chills and general weakness. A picture of the ...

TB is a contagious bacterial infection, primarily affecting the lungs, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and spread through airborne droplets. While treatable with antibiotics, it can be fatal ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects a person's lungs. Its symptoms vary widely depending on how the slow-growing mycobacterium that causes the infection ...

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Dr Esther Robinson, Head of the TB Unit at UKHSA, said: "TB is curable and preventable, but the disease remains a serious public health issue in England. While England is still considered a ...