But without treatment at this stage, it can develop into active tuberculosis, with symptoms such as a cough that lasts more ...

Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can ...

Early detection and treatment plans have helped limit further disease transmission in the US. However, we've seen numbers ...

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

Michael A. Bernstein, MD, Stamford Health, address common misconceptions about tuberculosis amid the outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas.

Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread ...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

New Jersey is experiencing a similar increase in cases and has a TB incidence rate above the national average. While TB isn’t ...

While TB cases have been rising nationally in recent years, public health officials continue to emphasize there is no threat ...

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering ...

The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of WHO, as well as global tuberculosis programs. On his first day in office ...

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 9,633 reported tuberculosis cases in the US in 2023, a 15.6% increase from 2022. To put that into perspective ...