Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history — but as recent developments indicate, tuberculosis isn’t done with us yet.

Tuberculosis usually affects the lungs, but it spread to the brain, spine, and kidneys. Not everyone infected with the bacteria that causes TB will get sick, which is called a latent or inactive ...

What causes tuberculosis? It's estimated that a quarter of all people in the world are infected by the bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. But it can lie dormant -- or inactive -- in the body ...

Tuberculosis is a serious global health threat that infected more than 10 million people in 2022. Spread through the air and into the lungs, the pathogen that causes "TB" can lead to chronic cough ...

Moore says once a person is exposed they could have the bacteria that causes tuberculosis even if no current symptoms are present. “We do have big issues with drug-resistant tuberculosis so we need to ...

In “latent” TB, the bacteria hibernates in the person’s lungs or elsewhere in the body. It does not cause symptoms and does not spread to others. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Roughly ...

An outbreak of the infectious lung disease TB in Kansas is one of the largest ever recorded in the US. What is TB, and why have cases risen since the COVID-19 ...

In “latent” TB, the bacteria hibernates in the person’s lungs or elsewhere in the body. It does not cause symptoms and does not spread to others. Roughly a quarter of the global population ...

In “latent” TB, the bacteria hibernates in the person’s lungs or elsewhere in the body. It does not cause symptoms and does not spread to others. Advertisement Article continues below this ...