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 ...

Good dental hygiene isn’t just about a glowing smile. Developing positive oral health habits benefits your entire body. Dr Catherine Tannahill, a dentist at Portman Dentex, explains there is so ...

More than 5,000 people were diagnosed with the TB last year ... the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, having surpassed COVID-19. It is a bacterial infection ...

Shower at least once a day, and you'll wash away sweat and get rid of some of the bacteria on your skin. Sweat by itself is basically odorless. But when the bacteria that live on your skin mix ...

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 ...

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 ...

Previously, the Japanese research team found that a different bacteria that causes tooth decay, Streptococcus mutans, was associated with a higher risk of bleeding inside the brain. For the new ...

Here’s what we know about the situation in Kansas, how Delaware infection rates compare and ... your immune system reacts to the germs that cause TB. The skin test involves a healthcare ...