Students at Archbishop Riordan High School have to submit a negative tuberculosis test before they can attend school events.

Health officials warned physicians to be aware of potential TB symptoms.

The Mantoux test during pregnancy is a simple skin test that checks if your body has ever come into contact with tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. TB, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, spreads through ...

Q: Before starting school, I had to have a “PPD skin test” to check to see if I was ever exposed to tuberculosis. Why couldn’t I just have a blood test or chest x-ray? A: Actually, there is a blood ...