The TB (PPD) skin test will be provided for free by the DPHSS TB Control Program in coordination with the GDOE health counselors from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 with the PPD reading from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a warning (Inadvertent intradermal administration of tetanus toxoid-containing vaccines instead of tuberculosis skin tests ...

Tuberculosis (TB), a potentially fatal disease ... The other method is the Mantoux test, which can be interpreted after three days. Both types of test involve a small injection into the skin ...

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

Early detection and treatment plans have helped limit further disease transmission in the US. However, we've seen numbers ...

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

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

A new study has demonstrated that a combination of conditional cash transfers and TB counseling significantly improves ...

A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Tiyan High School has prompted a required TB skin testing for individuals who may have been exposed to the bacteria causing the infectious lung disease ...

"Several people are not able to reach hospitals, so their TB remains undetected. Our vehicles reach such individuals, conduct sample testing, and provide treatment. We have enough machines for ...

Extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains have been detected in at least 55 countries worldwide. These data substantiate the need for rapid and reliable methods for drug-susceptibility testing ...