Is There a Vaccine for TB in the U.S.? Infectious Disease Doctors Explain Tuberculosis Prevention
There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...
What Is Tuberculosis And How Does It Spread?
Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can ...
Do you need a tuberculosis vaccine in Kentucky? What health officials say about cases here
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the vaccine for tuberculosis, but according to Collins, it is not routinely given in the U.S. According to the CDC, this is due to several reasons, including the mixed ...
Kansas is battling a tuberculosis outbreak. What's the risk in Michigan?
Kansas officials are battling an outbreak of tuberculosis. Are Michigan residents at risk of contracting the bacterial ...
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What Doctors Want You to Know About the TB Vaccine
Research suggests a range in terms of effectiveness, with some data suggesting that the vaccine is just 37% effective against all forms of tuberculosis in children under the age of five ...
Clinical trial finds three new ways to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis
The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens ...
How to prevent the spread of tuberculosis, symptoms to know amid the outbreak in Kansas
Kansas is currently dealing with a tuberculosis outbreak that is unprecedented in the U.S. What we know about Delaware's ...