Early diagnosis and treatment of active Tuberculosis is utmost priority, but identifying the latent TB, especially among the ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, usually attacks the lungs but it can also affect other parts of the body like the brain, kidneys, and ...

The cost of a chest x-ray (if needed) is ultimately the responsibility ... If treatment is needed for latent or active Tuberculosis, the Wyoming Department of Health will cover the copay (what ...

People who have had direct contact with a person with tuberculosis might be eligible for a free limited latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI ... over two weeks or even coughing up mucus or blood, chest ...

Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but the Kansas outbreak shows that the ancient disease is very much a ...

"These districts have surpassed 100 per cent screening coverage among vulnerable populations," said Dr A Rajesham, Joint ...

According to the National TB Prevalence Survey, nearly 43 per cent of TB cases would have been missed if chest Xray was not included. A nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) is diagnostic test ...