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For people living with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis is still the leading cause of death

The latest World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Report released in November 2024 painted a sobering picture; approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in ...
Forbes

What Is Tuberculosis And How Does It Spread?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Although it's often thought of as a disease of the past, tuberculosis is still found ...
WXYZ

Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked

(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, Tuberculosis cases have hit record highs, with over 8 million people infected worldwide last year. The World Health Organization ...
Fox News

Tuberculosis has overtaken COVID as world's deadliest infectious disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is once again the infectious disease responsible for the most deaths worldwide, according to a Tuesday announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO). The contagious disease ...
Medical News Today

Is tuberculosis a sexually transmitted disease (STD)?

A person usually contracts tuberculosis (TB) when they breathe in TB bacteria. In rare cases, the bacteria may travel to the genitourinary tract and transmit between people during sexual activity. If ...
Yahoo

Person at South Gwinnett High School diagnosed with tuberculosis, more to be tested

Someone at South Gwinnett High School has tested positive for tuberculosis. The school principal notified students and teachers on Wednesday that about 150 people came in close contact with that ...
Yahoo

What’s Happening With Tuberculosis Is a Terrible Tragedy. The Person Who Can Make Sense of It Isn’t Who You’d Expect.

Henry Reider talks like his words can’t keep up his thoughts. It makes sense. English is his third language after Krio and Mende—all of which are spoken in his native Sierra Leone. Reider is also a ...
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Scientists build first breathing 'lung-on-chip' model using only one person's cells

For the first time, a breathing lung model has been made using cells from only one person. Announced on January 1, the ...
Sacramento Bee

Tuberculosis cases increase in this Central Valley county. Here’s what you can do

Tulare County reports in November rise in active TB cases and exposure risk. Health officials urge risk-based TB screening via blood or skin tests in 2025. CDC logged an 8% US TB increase in 2024; ...
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Tuberculosis case confirmed in Portland at Lane Middle School, health officials say

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — One confirmed case of tuberculosis has been diagnosed in an individual at Lane Middle School, Multnomah County Health officials confirmed. Officials have not yet confirmed if ...
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Person at Fennville High School diagnosed with active tuberculosis

FENNVILLE, Mich. — A person at Fennville High School has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, according to a letter from the Allegan County Health Department. Officials did not specify if the ...