Tuberculosis, one of the world's most deadly infectious diseases, has been reported in a handful of cases in Maine, North ...

The defunding of USAID may lead to the rise of a respiratory illness that was once under control, according to a new study ...

Robert Koch's groundbreaking discoveries in microbiology, including identifying the cause of tuberculosis, revolutionized ...

Tuberculosis is a severe infectious disease that usually affects your lungs. When it spreads to your bones, it's known as skeletal tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease caused by a very ...

A team of United States-based scientists recently conducted a study to evaluate the effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on the pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...

Tuberculosis or TB is a highly contagious infection that usually affects the lungs, but it can spread to other parts of the body, such as the spine and brain. Commonly caused by Mycobacterium ...

Devyani Deshpande, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar, Claudio U. Köser, Keertan Dheda, Moti L. Chapagain, Noviana Simbar, Thomas Schön, Marieke G. G. Sturkenboom, Helen ...

The mycobacteria that typically cause lung tuberculosis (TB) can also cause gastrointestinal (GI) TB. This condition typically requires prompt treatment with anti-tuberculous drugs. GI TB can involve ...

Fluoroquinolones and second-line injectable drugs are the backbone of treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and resistance to these drugs defines extensively drug-resistant ...

Anyone identified as being potentially exposed to TB will receive a notification with recommendations for testing and a health questionnaire.