TB can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months and usually requires taking four or more different medicines. In this Spotlight special briefing, we zoom in on what makes the ...

Tuberculosis is a common infectious disease in the lungs, but tuberculosis bacteria can cause infection in almost all parts of the human body. As such, tuberculosis in organs other than the lungs ...

Here's what tuberculosis is, ... In the latent stage, TB germs have survived in the lungs but are contained by the body's immune system, so no symptoms are present.

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 ...

The drugs, sutezolid and delpazolid, have demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity and a notably better safety profile ...

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, such as the ...

Officials have confirmed a tuberculosis case at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It's unclear if the patient is a student, faculty member or staff member.

A tuberculosis case was reported at a Fort Lauderdale high school in Broward County, FL and a Miami federal detention center. Here’s how to identify the infection.