Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history — but as recent developments indicate, tuberculosis isn’t done with us yet.

Around 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The novel ...

A symptom of COVID is the loss of taste or smell. Tuberculosis has a longer incubation period, and the symptoms have a much slower onset. With tuberculosis, a cough will last longer than three weeks ...

Tuberculosis may seem like a historic malady, but it’s still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Here’s what you need ...

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

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

A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and at least two ...

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that usually affects the lungs but can impact other body parts, as well. The Centers for Disease Control lists symptoms of active tuberculosis in the lungs as a ...

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering whether they’re at risk. The Kansas outbreak, described by health officials ...

Tuberculosis is a serious global health threat that infected more than 10 million people in 2022. Spread through the air and ...

In an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective ...

vaccine against pulmonary TB; the low overall risk of infection with M. tuberculosis in the United States; and the vaccine’s interference with the interpretation of the TB skin test.” ...