Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.
Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has played a pivotal role in the resurgence of TB. Cases increased globally by 4.6% from 2020 to 2023, reversing decades of steady declines in the disease. In the US alone, TB ...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a formidable health challenge, claiming over a million lives annually despite advancements in ...
A new on-site DNA sequencing method that can deliver bacterial infection diagnoses in 2 days could be rolled out nationwide ...
Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...
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