Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can stay in the air for prolonged periods of time and are more likely to spread ...

While TB cases have been rising nationally in recent years, public health officials continue to emphasize there is no threat ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas has become the largest recorded outbreak of the illness in the U.S., with nearly 70 active cases since last year. A doctor examines the x-rays of a ...

Active tuberculosis illness can take weeks to develop. It's not sudden, like the flu, COVID-19 or a common cold. Just because people attended the Chiefs AFC championship win or another crowded ...

Individuals with inactive tuberculosis, also referred to as latent tuberculosis infection, do not have symptoms of tuberculosis and cannot spread it to others.

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 ...