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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...
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...
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...
Blood test could identify millions spreading tuberculosis unknowingly
dpa international via Yahoo News· 3 months agoScientists say they are close to developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who...
Tuberculosis outbreak came from infected bone grafts, CDC says. It’s not the 1st time
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA tuberculosis outbreak that spanned seven states in 2023 has been tied to bone graft products from...
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 Could Be the Next Global Health Crisis. Is the World Ready?
Time via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis TB is...
Tuberculosis Outbreak Linked to California Casino Prompts Bay Area Health Officials to Encourage...
People via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe announcement comes after 11 individuals linked to the California Grand Casino, in Pacheco,...
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....
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...