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

Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can ...

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the United States, ...

New Jersey is experiencing a similar increase in cases and has a TB incidence rate above the national average. While TB isn’t ...

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

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

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in two Kansas counties has sickened dozens since January 2024. Health officials are raising ...

TB primarily affects the lungs and can spread to other parts of the body, such as the brain, spine, lymph nodes and kidneys. Not everyone infected with tuberculosis becomes ill immediately.

An epidemiologist confirms there’s one case of Tuberculosis in the Peoria area. The person who contracted the disease is ...