Tuberculosis (TB) can transmit via the air, and the risk of infection depends on several factors. These can include the duration of exposure, proximity to a person with the infection, and immune ...

The immune system remains seriously out-of-whack—in an inflammatory state of overactivation and impaired ...

Global progress to reduce the number of people who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) has stalled. More than 10 million people are still getting sick every year, and the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed ...

Patient choice in taking treatment is framed by the physiological and psychological impacts of the disease and also by the social and cultural structures in which the person is immersed. [68] Patient ...

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) refers to coordinated strategies for the targeted, evidence-based, and safe use of ...

After being dormant in the body for years, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis can suddenly multiply and cause an active TB infection. Photo by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...

Yolo County officials traced contacts after a TB case surfaced at Cache Creek Casino. California saw 2,100 TB cases in 2024, with a rising mortality rate of 14%. Health agencies stress screening and ...

A patient who was diagnosed with tuberculosis holds his chest x-rays while consulting with a doctor at the Médecins Sans Frontières clinic in Mumbai, which treats people with drug-resistant ...