It’s Considered an Old-Timey Disease. So Why Are Cases of It on the Rise?
In 2020, after a three-decade decline, TB cases in the U.S. began climbing again. Last year, that number was at its highest ...
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Lagos Expands Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment To Combat Latent TB In High-Risk Groups
To stop latent TB infections from progressing into active disease, especially among high-risk groups like people living with HIV and household contacts of TB pa­tients, Lagos State has expanded ...
Tuberculosis case confirmed at suburban high school. What we know so far
Health officials issued a warning this week after someone at a suburban Chicago high school was diagnosed with active ...
How an Ancient Disease Is Outsmarting Modern Medicine
An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), a lung disease often marked by a persistent cough, began in January 2024 in Kansas City, ...
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Cats, Brain Parasites, and Unemployment
A parasitic infection transmitted to humans by cats affects billions of people and can alter their behavior. New research ...
Rare case of tuberculosis reported at Waukegan High School, health officials say
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A case of tuberculosis was reported in a north suburban high school. The Lake County Health department said ...
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Danger zones where tuberculosis spreads most easily
Learn about the primary ways tuberculosis spreads through airborne transmission, high-risk settings, and effective prevention ...
Understanding the immune response to Toxoplasma gondii, a persistent pathogen
Most humans have long-lived infections in various tissues—including in the nervous system—that typically do not result in ...