Here's what tuberculosis is, how it's transmitted and how you can expect to have it treated if it affects you or someone you ...

"In some cases, the bacteria infect the body but don't cause any symptoms (latent TB), or the infection begins to cause symptoms within weeks, months or even years (active TB). Up to 10% of people ...

After an adult was diagnosed with tuberculosis after visiting two locations in Manchester in January, officials are ...

"In some cases, the bacteria infect the body but don't cause any symptoms (latent TB), or the infection begins to cause symptoms within weeks, months or even years (active TB). Up to 10% of people ...

"In some cases, the bacteria infect the body but don't cause any symptoms (latent TB), or the infection begins to cause symptoms within weeks, months or even years (active TB). Up to 10% of people ...

Different types of immune cells form, so-called granulomas, in which M. tuberculosis can survive for years (latent infection). They fall into a permanently inactive state with reduced metabolic ...

The NHS has issued a warning about a slow-developing bacterial infection that typically begins with a cough. Although not as contagious as the common cold, it can be significantly more severe ...

The postoperative herpetic manifestations thus probably represent reactivation of previously existing latent infection rather than external invasion by herpes simplex virus, as was postulated by ...

Background: Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the most effective strategy to control tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV infection. The tuberculin skin test ...