People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes ...

Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs. It can also infect other parts of the body ...

Scrofula occurs when tuberculosis bacteria affects an area outside the lungs. The main symptom is swelling on one side of the neck due to swollen lymph nodes. Scrofula is uncommon in the United States ...

Kansas is dealing with one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis recorded in a single year in the United States since the 1950s, state health officials say. The outbreak in the Kansas City area has ...

Tuberculous peritonitis occurs when tuberculosis (TB) spreads to the protective lining of your abdomen. This can cause abdominal pain and swelling, but early antibiotic treatment can help. Tuberculous ...

When TB affects the kidneys, symptoms are often different than when it affects the lungs. When symptoms appear, they often resemble those of a urinary tract infection. Timely treatment is important to ...

Ranchi: Districts with lower reporting of presumptive tuberculosis (TB) cases were on Wednesday asked to intensify screening ...

Tuberculosis (TB) symptoms vary depending on whether the disease is active or latent. Symptoms typically affect the lungs and may include a persistent, productive cough, fatigue, and fever. TB is a ...