Though tuberculosis is rare in the United States as compared to developing countries, the region has some of the highest ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a tuberculosis infection-control program should consist of administrative controls, environmental controls and a respiratory-protection ...

One in four TB deaths worldwide is HIV related, the international health agency said in its 2009 Global TB Control Report released Tuesday. That's twice as many as had been recogn ...

“The intention to screen is the intention to treat.” The most important statement of most tuberculosis (TB) control strategies! Of all population groups, the above statement is most relevant to older ...

The world’s top infectious disease killer has seen a resurgence in recent years, including in the U.S. Globally, cases of tuberculosis, which is caused by bacteria typically affecting the lungs and is ...

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The immune system remains seriously out-of-whack—in an inflammatory state of overactivation and impaired ...

The tuberculosis outbreak at Archbishop Riordan High School has prompted a comprehensive restart of testing and infection control processes.

In 2005, 8.8 million people worldwide became infected with tuberculosis. That's a staggering number, but new cases of tuberculosis went up by just 70,000, which signals that the global TB epidemic is ...

Tuberculosis (TB) can affect any part of the body. Therefore, those who experience frequent joint pains, back pain, headache ...

The chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, Hon. Amobi Ogah has said that the House is set to bolster its advocacy for more government ...

TB remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV. Uganda is a high TB-burden country, and HIV accelerates ...