What is TB? Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects a person's lungs. Its symptoms vary widely depending on how the slow-growing mycobacterium that causes ...

Health Tuberculosis has overtaken COVID as world's deadliest infectious disease The contagious infection killed 1.25 million people globally last year, says World Health Organization ...

The latest World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Report released in November 2024 painted a sobering picture; ...

Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals ...

WHO said that more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis and nearly 1.25 million people died of the condition last year. TB continues to mostly affect people in Southeast Asia ...

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB ...

In 2023, tuberculosis claimed approximately 1·3 million lives,1 providing a stark reminder of the persistent inequities and ...

Other people may have “active TB.” This means the person is considered to be contagious and is likely experiencing a range of symptoms, including a long-lasting cough and coughing blood ...

Tuberculosis kills 1.3 million people each year, making it the deadliest infectious disease in the world, write KJ Seung and.

Every breath is vital for people with tuberculosis. It's a serious, infectious disease mainly affecting your lungs caused by ...

Person at Texas State campus diagnosed with tuberculosis Leaders say the chances of being exposed to the disease and infection is minimal. To stream KVUE on your phone, you need the KVUE app.

In 2020, there were 193 TB cases, 201 in 2021, 208 in 2022 and 242 in 2023. In 2024, a total of 247 people were reported with active TB disease in San Diego County.