Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...

However, most people get infected with TB don’t get sick, according to NCDHSS. That’s because their bodies can fight the ...

The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas, for which related cases were first reported in January, has killed two people and caused at least 67 to need treatment for active infections, ...

Despite decades of efforts, tuberculosis remains a global health crisis, claiming over 1.3 million lives annually.

A landmark review in Molecular Biomedicine outlines cutting-edge strategies to combat tuberculosis (TB), highlighting novel ...

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the vaccine for tuberculosis, but according to Collins, it is not routinely given in the U.S. According to the CDC, this is due to several reasons, including the mixed ...

Also known as TB, tuberculosis is a contagious illness that can be fatal if left untreated.

Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread ...

The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health ...

However, Laura Collins, a nurse with the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, says there are always cases of TB in the commonwealth.