Each year, tuberculosis kills some 1.25 million people globally and more than 10 times that number become infected with the disease annually, according to the World Health Organization.

When people hear about tuberculosis, they tend to assume it's long gone. However, as the most deadly infectious disease on the planet, it's still alive and well. Just this week, a case of TB was ...

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection, by John Green Tuberculosis kills more people — over a million a year worldwide — than any other infectious ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a near-perfect predator. In 1882, Robert Koch, the physician who discovered the microbe, told a room full of scientists that it caused one in seven of all deaths.

A Colonia High School student who tested positive for tuberculosis is responding well to treatment, the school district announced late last week after it was notified by the Middlesex County ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body, including the skin. Once it reaches the skin, TB can cause a variety of lesions ...

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John Green's new book "Everything is Tuberculosis" will release on Tuesday. The Indy-based author kicked off his book tour in Indianapolis over the weekend. Here's everything you need to know.

When health workers stopped visiting her home in Pakistan to administer tuberculosis medication, Ratna Jamni began dragging herself to a clinic “step by painful step, when even standing feels ...

Apr. 7, 2025 — Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence-based method to more accurately detect antibiotic resistance in deadly bacteria such as tuberculosis and staph. The ...

In January, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and started a six-month course of antibiotics to treat it. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted as the March 24 Tuberculosis (TB) Day looms over that the disease remains one of the deadliest infectious maladies globally, causing 1.25 million ...