World Tuberculosis Day 2025: A persistent cough could be a sign of either allergies or tuberculosis (TB). While allergic coughs are dry and triggered by environmental factors, TB-related coughs ...

A TB cough differs from a normal cough in several ways. It typically persists for more than 2-3 weeks, unlike the shorter duration of common coughs. One significant aspect of a TB cough is the ...

Two outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) in Nunavut have been declared over after a yearslong public health battle.

In adjusted analyses, 82.8% (95% CI 78.6-86.6) of participants with TB reported no persistent cough and 62.5% (95% CI 56.6-68.7) reported no cough at all, according to Frank Cobelens, MD, MSc, PhD ...

Among patients with tuberculosis in high-incidence countries, more than 80% did not report persistent cough and more than 60% did not report cough all together, according to results published in ...

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that spread via close contact with an infected person by means of speaking, coughing or sneezing. If left untreated, the disease can be highly fatal.

TB bacteria trigger cough, facilitating spread A recent study has found that the bacteria that cause tuberculosis may facilitate their own spread by producing a molecule that triggers cough.

Coughing up blood: Haemoptysis, or coughing up blood, is a warning sign that you could have TB. 4. Weight loss: Unexplained weight loss and loss of appetite shouldn’t be ignored.

Study: Tuberculosis bacteria trigger cough, facilitating spread Molecule in bacterial cell wall activates cough-triggering nerves, could lead to new ways to prevent spread ...

Although a persistent cough has traditionally been considered a key symptom of tuberculosis, it is imperative to explore new diagnostic approaches for the world's most lethal infection.A recent ...

A persistent cough—sometimes with accompanying blood—is the most common symptom, says Dr. Cathy Hewison, a physician and tuberculosis advisor at the Paris-based humanitarian organization ...

Tuberculosis is distinguished primarily by the persistent cough that serves to spread the disease. Stopping whatever triggers that cough could greatly reduce the transmission of the disease, which ...