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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...
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...
Prevention of Tuberculosis: 8 Ways to Slow Transmission
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTuberculosis (TB) is a preventable bacterial infection. Prevention focuses on treating latent TB...
Tuberculosis Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHere’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs....
Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis
Health via Yahoo News· 9 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 Is Tuberculosis?
Health via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTuberculosis (TB) is a curable, contagious bacterial disease that primarily affects the lungs. According to the World Health Organization, it is the...
Latent tuberculosis — which is not contagious — affects 80% of tested Brockton migrants
The Enterprise via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBROCKTON — Dr. Shrein Saini tested 200 immigrants for tuberculosis over the last year. Eight out of...
What to know about TB after outbreak in Long Beach sickens 14
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe City Council in Long Beach, California, voted Tuesday to ratify a local public health emergency...
QIAGEN (QGEN) Partners With IPPA to Raise TB Screening Awareness
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoQIAGEN N.V. QGEN recently partnered with the International Panel Physicians Association (“IPPA”) to...
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...