As Kansas deals with an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak – the largest in recorded history in the United States – you might be wondering if the threat of TB could make its way to Delaware. Here’s what we ...

When a mink gets TB, his veterinarian simply mixes some isoniazid with his daily horse meat. Last week the Public Health Service announced that isoniazid can be used to prevent tuberculosis in humans.

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 ...

Few illnesses lay bare the inequities of the modern global health system like tuberculosis. In 2021 alone, the disease killed 1.6 million people worldwide, more than any other infectious illness ...

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 ...

A 3-month, 12-dose regimen of rifapentine and isoniazid (INH) was less toxic, had better compliance, and showed similar efficacy as 6 months of INH alone in preventing tuberculosis (TB) in people with ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease that spreads through the air and affects millions worldwide but the good news is that TB is preventable with the right precautions. Understand how you ...

An experimental vaccine proved 50% effective at preventing latent tuberculosis infection from turning into active disease in a three-year study of adults in Africa. Doctors were encouraged because ...

There have been widespread reports that more effort and funding is needed to combat the TB crisis. As more cases of Sirturo (bedaquiline) resistance have been reported, it is vital that more therapies ...

This story has been updated to clarify some CDC statistics. An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has become the largest in the state's history, and while the risk of contracting the bacterial ...