But without treatment at this stage, it can develop into active tuberculosis, with symptoms such as a cough that lasts more ...

By combining MERFISH imaging with expansion microscopy, researchers have unlocked a new way to study bacteria at the ...

A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Tiyan High School has prompted a required TB skin testing for individuals who may have been exposed to the bacteria causing the infectious lung disease ...

Jan. 29, 2025 — Study finds three new safe and effective drug regimens to fight multidrug-resistant TB. The treatments, which include recently discovered TB drugs, give new options for shorter ...

The search for new tuberculosis drug targets under traditional laboratory methods has historically proven to be arduous and ...

The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of WHO, as well as global tuberculosis programs. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to pull the U.S. out of ...

The outbreak is real, but Jill Bronaugh, the communications director at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE ...

A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has become the largest documented TB outbreak in the ...

People with latent infections cannot spread TB bacteria to others, but if the bacteria becomes active, latent infection can develop into TB disease. “TB is an infectious disease that most often ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says Kansas is facing the largest documented tuberculosis outbreak in ...

Latent TB infection cases mean people are infected with TB bacteria but don't have TB disease, according to the CDC. "This outbreak is still ongoing, which means that there could be more cases ...