WEBVTT THE BACTERIA GETS IN THE AIR ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL IN ATLANTA, WHEN AN INFECTED PERSON COUGHS, SPEAKS OR EVEN SINGS... WHEN A PERSON BREATHES IN TUBERCULOSIS BACTERIA, THE ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs. But, TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, ...

When you have a contagious disease like tuberculosis (TB), refusing treatment and refusing to isolate are not personal choices. Such choices affect not only you but also everyone around you, at least ...

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Jerry and Cheryl Sistad noticed something strange about Minnesota’s Bovine Tuberculosis Management Zone map at last week’s Thief River Falls TB informational meeting. The ...

The National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination works with state and local health agencies to prevent and control tuberculosis. This is the primary site for US ...

A new strategy for tuberculosis (TB) screening provides a solution to problems with current TB screening, which does not always accurately detect disease. Simultaneously screening for both active and ...

Amazon confirms multiple tuberculosis cases at its Coventry warehouse, sparking union shutdown demands. The Victorian-era ...

Brentwood Borough School District will remain open as officials there and at the Allegheny County Health Department continue to investigate the presence of tuberculosis in a student and five employees ...

Davis High students and staff possibly exposed to tuberculosis will undergo tests after school officials learned one of its pupils was diagnosed with the active form of the bacterial infection. The ...

A confirmed case of tuberculosis (TB) at a Long Island high school has students, parents, and teachers on edge – and district administrators on defense. The case was confirmed at Sachem High School ...