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

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

However, most people get infected with TB don’t get sick, according to NCDHSS. That’s because their bodies can fight the ...

Not everyone infected with the bacteria that causes TB will get sick, which is called a latent or inactive TB infection.

A symptom of COVID is the loss of taste or smell. Tuberculosis has a longer incubation period, and the symptoms have a much ...

Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...

In an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective ...

Kansas public health officials have ordered quarantines during the ongoing tuberculosis outbreak, but lawmakers are ...

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

A large outbreak of tuberculosis has been reported in Kansas; is tuberculosis a public health concern in Louisiana? Find out ...

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

After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the ...