The Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are ramping up efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) ...

So, even once the bacteria are vanquished, a person most likely will continue to test positive, as the immune system will still bear the hallmarks of the response that rid the body of TB. And that ...

UAB requires initial TB screening, per CDC guidelines, while annual screening is not required. Routine TB testing may be needed based on examination of job risk. Employees who have been diagnosed with ...

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the world's leading causes of infectious disease-related illness and death. Despite ...

Your doctor may use an acid-fast bacteria (AFB) stain test to see if you have a lung disease like tuberculosis (TB). In addition to showing tuberculosis, an AFB stain can also show if you have another ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On Tuesday, the Chicago Health Department confirmed there are some cases of tuberculosis among migrants newly arrived in the city. They are not saying exactly how many cases there are ...

A tuberculosis outbreak in Edmonton’s inner-city has prompted a renewed look at how the airborne disease spreads and how it ...