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What Is Latent TB?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWithout symptoms, this infection is known as latent TB; it can only be detected with clinical testing, and unlike its active counterpart, it's not...
Prevention of Tuberculosis: 8 Ways to Slow Transmission
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTuberculosis (TB) is a preventable bacterial infection. Prevention focuses on treating latent TB...
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...
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...
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 Pulmonary Tuberculosis?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infection with the tuberculosis bacterium that specifically affects the lungs. It’s likely the form of tuberculosis...
Tacoma woman with TB still at large. Here’s a list of other recent cases of the disease
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Tacoma woman with tuberculosis remained at large Friday. A warrant was issued for her arrest...
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...
Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis
Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTuberculosis (TB) is an airborne bacterial infection, meaning that it can spread from person to person through the air. When a person with tuberculosis...
What to know about TB after outbreak in Long Beach sickens 14
ABC News via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe City Council in Long Beach, California, voted Tuesday to ratify a local public health emergency...
