All patients had active pulmonary tuberculosis, and the sputum in all 116 cases was positive before therapy. Planigrams were widely used to determine the presence and extent of cavity.

Here's what tuberculosis is, how it's transmitted and how you can expect to have it treated if it affects you or someone you love.

A TB cough differs from a normal cough in several ways. It typically persists for more than 2-3 weeks, unlike the shorter ...

Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three years of the pandemic. Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates ...

Has the recent Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas got you worried about catching TB? Learn about the top symptoms to look out for and explore some tips on how to stop the spread.

Tuberculosis can also remain dormant for decades, even across a person’s entire lifetime. A vaccine for TB provides some protection for infants and children, but is less effective for adults and ...

Tuberculosis cases linked to an ongoing outbreak in the Kansas City area continue to climb. The outbreak, which began a year ago, killed two people in 2024.

The tuberculosis patient Henry Reider in Sierra Leone in 2019. Reider’s story is the heart of John Green’s new book. John Green ...

Multnomah County health officials have confirmed an active case of tuberculosis at a Portland middle school. Officials said Thursday that a person may have been contagious for eight months at Lane ...

Sachem East High School student treated for tuberculosis, district says The district sent the letter about a possible exposure to 116 students and seven staff members, a spokesperson said.

Chicago's old Iroquois Memorial Hospital sagged with the most influential politicians of northern Illinois last week. A simple lesson in anatomy and a mechanical treatment for tuberculosis drew ...