• Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, ...

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - As a year-long tuberculosis outbreak baffles health experts in Kansas City, Kansas, those on the other side of the border remain untouched. The Kansas City, Missouri, Health ...

As the world approaches the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, a leading health expert, Dr. Allan Pamba has raised the alarm on what he describes as a growing symptom of Africa’s chronic underinvestment in ...

San Francisco public health officials issued a health advisory after identifying a tuberculosis outbreak in a private Catholic high school.

Tuberculosis (TB) can transmit via the air, and the risk of infection depends on several factors. These can include the duration of exposure, proximity to a person with the infection, and immune ...

Active tuberculosis (TB) disease can transmit from person to person, but latent TB infection is not contagious. Active TB typically transmits through droplets in the air. The bacterium Mycobacterium ...