The same year, doctors reported 7,174 cases of TB in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently, antibiotic resistance is causing renewed concerns about ...

The health department had been working with the woman's family for more than a year to persuade her to take medication for tuberculosis.

Tests they may order include: Miliary TB is a rare form of TB that accounts for approximately 1–2% of TB cases. According to ... However, in the U.S., the risk of infection is low.

Individuals with a latent TB infection may never develop the disease, as bacteria remains dormant. In other cases, especially involving people with a weak immune system, the bacteria may become active ...

Annual new HIV infections in the U.S. fell by 12% in recent years, with the greatest declines seen among young gay and ...

PETALING JAYA: Health authorities in Malaysia will be stepping up efforts to detect tuberculosis (TB) as the number of deaths and cases has risen in the country. Last year, there were 25,391 TB ...

Over the past several months, it has become clear to me that we can’t do it alone. Haitians cannot overcome this crisis — the ...

Cases of Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease that targets the lungs and respiratory system, are on the rise in Canada. While many people associate TB with the dramatic and archaic depictions from ...

possibly resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment of some TB cases. Therefore, we need to increase the number of people diagnosed and successfully treated,” said ECDC Director Andrea Ammon in a ...

The mercury‘s rising at last! But warmer weather doesn’t just mean beach days and barbecues – it can also be a total ...