The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says Kansas is facing the largest documented tuberculosis outbreak in American history.

Tuberculosis cases in the United States had ... When the immune system is unable to control the bacteria, tubercle bacilli, TB disease can develop. This can happen in different parts of the ...

AMONG students of tuberculosis the opinion is generally held that the addition of PAS to streptomycin regimens will delay or actually prevent the emergence of resistant strains of tubercle bacilli.

In particular, Koch's researches into tuberculosis are described--the discovery of the tubercle bacillus, the controversy regarding the human and bovine types, the Koch phenomenon, and the ...

Tuberculosis is a communicable disease caused by infection with the tubercle bacillus (also known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis or M. tuberculosis), most frequently affecting the lungs.