Tuberculosis (TB) does not only affect the lungs — it can also affect other areas of the body, known as extrapulmonary TB. Types of extrapulmonary TB include gastrointestinal TB, skeletal TB, liver TB ...

Every year, on March 24, people around the world come together to recognize World Tuberculosis Day. This day is important because it helps raise awareness about tuberculosis, a serious disease that ...

Federal health officials are recommending a new, more accurate blood test for tuberculosis that may someday replace the skin test used for the past 100 years. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

About TB: Two types of TB exist - Latent TB infection (non-contagious) and TB disease (contagious). Latent TB infection: - A person infected with latent TB shows no sign of symptoms and may not feel ...

A new study in "Nature Medicine" estimates 2 million people are incorrectly told they have TB each year — and clinicians miss ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. While it primarily affects the lungs, TB can also affect other parts of the body and lead to life threatening ...

Tuberculosis is no longer just a disease of the lungs. Doctors are raising alarm over a growing number of patients being diagnosed with non-respiratory or extrapulmonary TB, which often mimics other ...