Most people who get infected with TB never manifest any symptoms. They have latent tuberculosis, and their immune systems ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that attacks the lungs, though it can affect almost any body area. Two types of tests can identify a TB infection, but how often you should get a ...

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A team of researchers at Central Michigan University is working to diagnose tuberculosis infections faster with a new test. Ben Swarts, a professor of chemistry and ...

Active tuberculosis (TB) disease can transmit from person to person, but latent TB infection is not contagious. Active TB typically transmits through droplets in the air. The bacterium Mycobacterium ...

World 39;s largest prize devoted to TB, the coveted Kochon Prize, was awarded to India 39;s Molbio Diagnostics for its ...

MARCY L’ETOILE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Today marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day and bioMérieux (Paris:BIM), a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces the CE ...

Tuberculosis (TB) can transmit via the air, and the risk of infection depends on several factors. These can include the duration of exposure, proximity to a person with the infection, and immune ...