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Kansas is dealing with one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis recorded in a single year in the United States since the 1950s, state health officials say. The outbreak in the Kansas City area has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that ...

TB is an airborne disease with a long history, now primarily treated with antibiotics, but drug resistance remains a challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic led to underdiagnosis and increased TB mortality, ...

Amazon has confirmed a tuberculosis outbreak at its Coventry warehouse in the UK, where 10 employees tested positive for ...

Dear Doctors: I am 14 years old and recently had to test for tuberculosis. What is the common age range for tuberculosis? I did some research and learned that there are both latent and active ...

Scrofula occurs when tuberculosis bacteria affects an area outside the lungs. The main symptom is swelling on one side of the neck due to swollen lymph nodes. Scrofula is uncommon in the United States ...

What you need to know: Gulu Hospital officials say deeply rooted cultural beliefs and myths, particularly linking TB to witchcraft, are causing many patients to seek medical care only when the disease ...

Here's a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs. It can also infect other parts of the body ...