County Confirms Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Case at Lane Middle School Health officials say the risk to the broader community is not high, even though the person may have been contagious for ...

Tuberculosis primarily affects the lungs (pulmonary TB), but can invade other body systems (extrapulmonary TB), including the kidneys, spine, brain, and lymph nodes. The symptoms vary depending on ...

Tuberculosis is primarily transmitted through the air when people with active pulmonary or laryngeal TB cough, speak, sing, sneeze, or otherwise expel tiny droplets containing Mycobacterium ...

A person with active pulmonary TB can release infectious aerosols containing bacteria, that can stay airborne for hours in poorly ventilated spaces, increasing the risk of inhalation by others.

Mitchell, R. S., and Knudsen, J. R. Results of treatment of active minimal pulmonary tuberculosis with "modified" bed rest. Statistical analysis of 289 patients followed for 7 years after ...

"In this study, we showed that a differentiation between active pulmonary tuberculosis and LTBI is possible by the ELISpot test," said principal investigator of this TBNETstudy, Christoph Lange, M ...

Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs, though it can also impact other parts of the body, ...

Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs, though it can also impact other parts of the body, ...

One of the major challenges in tuberculosis (TB) management is to identify the different stages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. Although a quarter of the global population is estimated ...

Officials said the person had been recently diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis but may have been contagious between Sept. 3, 2024 and May 1, 2025.

As with ocular TB, a 6-month course of antibiotic treatment can cure pulmonary TB in many cases. However, it can be harder to treat if the type is antibiotic-resistant or if the person has a ...