When most of us think of serious diseases that kill millions of people, the ones that come to mind are often the ones that get the most attention: cancer, COVID-19, heart disease and diabetes. But a ...

Delayed treatment of lung or bone tuberculosis can silently spread to the spine, causing chronic pain or paralysis, cautions expert.

What infectious disease is deadliest worldwide? HIV? COVID-19? Malaria? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The answer is tuberculosis. And it kills more than 3,400 ...

Kansas is experiencing its largest tuberculosis outbreak in history, with 67 active cases and two deaths. The outbreak is contained to specific areas in Kansas and poses a low risk to the general ...

There were an estimated 490,000 new cases of drug-resistant TB in 2016. Tuberculosis, a lung disease most often transmitted by breathing infected particles in the air, is the ninth leading cause of ...

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Joliet high school earlier this week was the second in the Chicago area this month, leaving many to wonder if they should be cautious about the disease often ...

Kansas is currently facing the worst tuberculosis outbreak in the state’s history. Two people have died in the outbreak. What to know about a tuberculosis vaccine. A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease that can be very serious if not treated. TB can stay dormant in your body for decades, but it’s contagious only when you have active symptoms. Tuberculosis ...

Ocular TB is a rare eye disease due to infection from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the same bacterium that causes tuberculosis, commonly known as TB. TB symptoms usually start in the lungs, but they ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A case of tuberculosis occurred at the freshman/sophomore campus at Waukegan High School, officials said. The Lake County Health Department said a person was recently diagnosed with ...

Since 2024, Kansas has been dealing with an outbreak of tuberculosis which has included 67 active cases and two deaths. While these numbers mark the largest outbreak in recorded history in the United ...