New tests recommended by the WHO can address TB cases with no or few symptoms more quickly and improve access to life-saving treatment.
A computer-generated image of tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen infecting people at an Olathe high school. Health officials announced an active tuberculosis case at Olathe Northwest High School in ...
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 ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter’s doctor said her PPD was positive and sent her for a chest X-ray to rule out TB. Is it possible to have a false-positive result? Her pediatrician says she should follow ...