Tuberculosis (TB) does not only affect the lungs — it can also affect other areas of the body, known as extrapulmonary TB. Types of extrapulmonary TB include gastrointestinal TB, skeletal TB, liver TB ...

Tuberculous peritonitis occurs when tuberculosis (TB) spreads to the protective lining of your abdomen. This can cause abdominal pain and swelling, but early antibiotic treatment can help. Tuberculous ...

There’s a vaccine available for tuberculosis. However, it’s not commonly given in the United States. One reason why is that tuberculosis is no longer as common in the United States as it once was.

Consumption, phthisis, the white plague – a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ice age. Today, the disease – passed from those who are actively sick to ...

HONG KONG, March 28 (Reuters) - People who carry a mutant gene can develop potentially fatal meningitis if they get infected with the drug resistant Beijing strain of tuberculosis, a study in Vietnam ...

Tuberculosis (TB) medication can cause short-term side effects, such as loss of appetite, fever, and fatigue. Long-term side effects can include lung dysfunction and issues with the digestive system.

Every year, on March 24, people around the world come together to recognize World Tuberculosis Day. This day is important because it helps raise awareness about tuberculosis, a serious disease that ...

8-year-old Asma, a TB patient who nears completion of her treatment, receives consultation at the Government General Hospital Samanabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Despite being preventable and curable, ...

Cases of tuberculosis (TB) — an illness that kills more people than any other infectious disease — rose in the U.S. during 2022, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And some ...

Consumption, phthisis, the white plague — a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ice age. Today, the disease — passed from those who are actively sick to ...