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Tuberculosis cases on the rise in SLO County, health department warns. What to know
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAfter a decade of exceptionally low numbers, tuberculosis seems to be on the rise in San Luis Obispo...
Tuberculosis cases rising in California, and state officials are sounding the alarm
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe number of tuberculosis cases in 2023 rose by 15% in California compared to the previous year....
Active Tuberculosis (TB)
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTuberculosis (TB) can be an active infection or a latent infection. In an active TB infection, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria multiply in the...
Why tuberculosis cases have risen in recent years after decades of decline
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoTuberculosis cases ticked up from 2020 to 2022. That's likely a result of reduced access to medical...
Tuberculosis Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs....
What Is Tuberculosis?
Health via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTuberculosis (TB) is a curable, contagious bacterial disease that primarily affects the lungs. According to the World Health Organization, it is the...
Tuberculosis Vaccine: In the United States and Around the World
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere are several reasons it’s not available in the United StatesMedically reviewed by Ronald...
Once the U.S.'s leading cause of death, tuberculosis has spiked in San Joaquin County
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSan Joaquin County saw a 55% spike in cases of one particular infectious disease last year — and...
Tuberculosis cases are way up in Worcester: Should residents be concerned?
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWORCESTER ― On the surface, it might look like Worcester is facing a dangerous public health crisis....
Latent tuberculosis — which is not contagious — affects 80% of tested Brockton migrants
The Enterprise via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBROCKTON — Dr. Shrein Saini tested 200 immigrants for tuberculosis over the last year. Eight out of...