Early diagnosis and treatment of active Tuberculosis is utmost priority, but identifying the latent TB, especially among the high risk groups is an essential step towards ending this disease.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 10,347 reported tuberculosis cases in the US in ...

Screening for both active and dormant tuberculosis (TB) infections simultaneously could enhance detection and improve outcomes. About Careers Internship MedBlog Contact us English (US) ...

An active tuberculosis case has been reported in a student at Dillard High School, the Florida Department of Health confirmed to Broward County Public School officials on Tuesday. The person was ...

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 ...

Two TB-related conditions exist: inactive TB and active TB. Kansas health officials said patients who test positive will be screened to see if they have active TB disease or latent TB infection.

The three main stages of the disease are primary (exposure), latent (inactive) and active TB, each reflecting whether TB germs are still contained in the lungs or are actively wreaking havoc.

The CDC estimates that up to 13 million people in the U.S. live with latent TB. In 2023, there were 9,633 reported cases of ...

That’s called latent TB. But if you have active TB, you’ll have symptoms like coughing for weeks, weight loss, bloody phlegm, and night sweats. The active form of the disease is more serious.

Approximately one in four individuals in India have latent infection, meaning they have likely been exposed to someone with TB, but show no symptoms and are at risk of developing active disease ...

Though TB is one of the deadliest diseases in human history and remains a leading cause of death worldwide, treatment remains troublingly inaccessible. And unlike other curable illnesses, TB infection ...