"If you breathe, you can catch TB — so all people are at risk." In addition to the lungs, the disease can also affect the kidneys, spine, skin and brain. "TB can affect any organ of the body ...
Tuberculosis cases are on the rise among adult and pediatric populations in the Natural State, according to the Arkansas ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection which spreads by inhaling tiny droplets from the lungs of an infected person. It can affect any part of the body but mainly affects the lungs and remains ...
Primarily impacting the lungs, TB can cause various symptoms ... spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, ...
An Elmhurst University student was confirmed to have tuberculosis last week, and two more students have suspected cases, ...
In the highest tally ever recorded for tuberculosis cases, the World Health Organization reported Tuesday that over 8 million people worldwide were diagnosed with the lung disease last year.
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease has been working to eliminate TB since its founding in 1920. It's still possible to add TB to the list of diseases humankind has ...
Tuberculosis is caused by airborne bacteria that mostly affects the lungs. Roughly a quarter of the global population is estimated to have TB, but only about 5–10% of those develop symptoms.