You probably think tuberculosis is some old-timey disease that only shows up in period dramas or affects people in far-away countries with poor healthcare systems. But here’s a reality check that ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's deadliest infectious disease—and one of the hardest to cure. Standard treatment requires a cocktail of multiple drugs over at least six months, and one in five ...

Tuberculosis (TB) latency involves infection with the bacteria that also cause active TB. However, people with TB latency do not have symptoms. Treatment for TB latency can help reduce the risk of ...

Scientists have uncovered why tuberculosis bacteria evade antibiotics by entering a dormant state. Researchers found that ...

For some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed person will get infected depend on whether the individual and the bacteria share a hometown, according to a new study comparing how ...

Tuberculosis (TB) can transmit via the air, and the risk of infection depends on several factors. These can include the duration of exposure, proximity to a person with the infection, and immune ...

The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Chemical Science on Wednesday, explains why dormant TB bacteria remain ...

This is the first FDA-reviewed test that can simultaneously detect bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) and determine if the bacteria contain genetic markers that makes them resistant to rifampin, an ...