Tuberculosis (TB) does not only affect the lungs — it can also affect other areas of the body, known as extrapulmonary TB. Types of extrapulmonary TB include gastrointestinal TB, skeletal TB, liver TB ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. While it primarily affects the lungs, TB can also affect other parts of the body and lead to life threatening ...
A highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis has killed about 85% of South African HIV patients who have become infected, presenting one of the most worrisome problems in HIV and tuberculosis control, ...
There’s a vaccine available for tuberculosis. However, it’s not commonly given in the United States. One reason why is that tuberculosis is no longer as common in the United States as it once was.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is on a mission to end the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by 2035. Part of its strategy to achieve this includes reaching a TB treatment success rate of 90 percent by ...
A little-known form of "sleeping" tuberculosis (TB) that affects millions of Americans is making headlines after a local ...