What is TB? 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 ...

Analysis of over 500,000 genetically modified Mycobacterium tuberculosis identified key genes essential for the survival of dormant, drug-tolerant persister cells after antibiotic exposure.

Officials said Thursday that a person may have been contagious for eight months at Lane Middle School in Southeast Portland. The county did not say if the person was a student.

An outbreak of tuberculosis has led to a public health emergency in Long Beach, California. City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis declared a public health emergency Thursday in response to the ...

Kansas Has a Double Outbreak of Measles and Tuberculosis. Meanwhile, State Lawmakers Are Dropping Vaccine Requirements . There’s “not really a religious basis” for refusing a vaccine, one ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the United States, with dozens of active cases of the infectious disease reported, according ...

With PowerPoint, you can pretty much guarantee that others will have the software to view and edit your document. But when it comes to smaller screens the tyranny of 6 point fonts and lack of ...

Tuberculosis cases in Kentucky have remained steady in recent years, and there’s no indication at this time the state is experiencing a large outbreak, according to Kendra Steele, a spokesperson ...

Multnomah County health officials have confirmed one case of active tuberculosis at a middle school in Southeast Portland. The case was confirmed at Lane Middle School, according to a release from ...

DuPage County health officials are investigating cases of tuberculosis reported this week in students at Elmhurst University. Two students tested positive for the contagious infectious disease ...

A Washington state woman who has refused to isolate or get treatment for tuberculosis for more than a year was found in contempt of court Friday. CNN values your feedback 1.

SOUTH CAROLINA, USA — Health officials are investigating a confirmed case of tuberculosis (TB) in a student at Hartsville High School, but they emphasize that the risk to the general public ...