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Two additional testing clinics will be held in Manchester next week after a person who spent time at the Families in Transition Adult Shelter and the 1269 Café in January tested positive for ...
After an adult was diagnosed with tuberculosis after visiting two locations in Manchester in January, officials are ...
After an adult was diagnosed with tuberculosis after visiting two locations in Manchester in January, officials are announcing additional testing clinics for anyone who might have been exposed.
This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to ...
JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A south suburban student has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, school officials said on Monday. Joliet West High School sent a letter to students and staff who may have ...
A second active tuberculosis case has been identified in the Chicago suburbs, this time at Joliet West High School.
This case comes just weeks after a separate tuberculosis case was confirmed at Waukegan High School in late March. In both instances, local health officials emphasized that TB is not easily spread and ...
JOLIET, Ill. ( WGN) — A second case of tuberculosis (TB) has been reported at a suburban high school. Joliet West High School officials reported Monday that a student has been diagnosed with the ...
Officials in suburban Joliet have confirmed a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis in recent days. According to a ...
Treatment for active TB disease can take six to nine months depending on the treatment plan. So what are the symptoms? They ...
Here's what tuberculosis is, how it's transmitted and how you can expect to have it treated if it affects you or someone you love.