Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...
Shortages of manpower and low expenditure made the implementation of NTEP deficient in the State of Andhra Pradesh, making ...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 100-day tuberculosis prevention programme has identified close to 5,000 TB patients from screening 53 ...
The system of finding, diagnosing and treating TB has collapsed in dozens of countries across Africa and Asia since President Trump ordered the aid freeze.
Widespread screening for subclinical TB using X-ray machines to diagnose and treat asymptomatic cases early in Kerala.
Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working ‘in the darkness of ignorance.’ ...
A live-attenuated tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate in development elicits a much more balanced and effective immune response compared to the existing vaccine used across much of the world, ...
Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...
Union Health Ministry's 100-day TB elimination campaign screens high-risk groups, offers X-ray screening, and provides ...
Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...
Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...