Tuberculosis (TB) is once again the infectious disease responsible for the most deaths worldwide, according to a Tuesday announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO). The contagious disease ...

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) refers to coordinated strategies for the targeted, evidence-based, and safe use of ...

Pitt County health officials are answering questions after a third case of tuberculosis was found at D.H. Conley High School ...

Pitt County Health Director Wes Gray says the department was notified of the case involving a D.H. Conley High School student ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and predominantly affects the lungs, resulting in extensive tissue pathology. The disease is particularly ...

Health officials have confirmed almost 50 cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County, more than in all of Kansas last year. But the public risk remains low. The Kansas Department of Health and ...

Author John Green’s book “ Everything is Tuberculosis ” traces the history of the disease, which, for millennia, was the world’s deadliest infection. Even though effective treatments exist, they’re so ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say a rise in TB cases in Europe could mean a future surge in cases in the United States. AscentXmedia/Getty Images The WHO reports that the number of tuberculosis cases in ...

One person has died and at least four have been sickened by tuberculosis in infected bone materials, an outbreak that has cast a spotlight on the shortcomings of testing for such tissue products. It’s ...

Tuberculosis is an extremely infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It’s one of the top-10 causes of death worldwide. Tuberculosis (TB) is most common in developing ...

Meerkats genetically adapt to a species-specific form of tuberculosis according to a long-term study by an international research team led by Ulm University. The scientists also found that climate ...