A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood ...

Tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs, has long been considered rare in the U.S. Recently, the Kansas City metro area reported a spike in TB, prompting several ...

Health officials in Kansas say there is no threat to the general public. TB is caused by bacteria that lives in the people’s lungs and spreads through the air when they talk, cough or sing.

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 ...

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 ...

Health officials are raising the alarm over a large and ongoing tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas. According to data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the cases have ...

What is tuberculosis? TB is caused by bacteria that lives in the people’s lungs and spreads through the air when they talk, cough or sing. It is very infectious, but only spreads when a person ...

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 ...