Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain ...

WEBVTT THE BACTERIA GETS IN THE AIR ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL IN ATLANTA, WHEN AN INFECTED PERSON COUGHS, SPEAKS OR EVEN SINGS... WHEN A PERSON BREATHES IN TUBERCULOSIS BACTERIA, THE ...

March 24 is observed every year as World Tuberculosis Day. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that can infect people, irrespective of their age and gender. There is a lack of sensitivity and ...

Structured public health referral programs like CureTB help sustain treatment continuity for patients with tuberculosis relocating internationally.

Every year on March 24, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed to raise awareness about this deadly infectious disease and its global impact. Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection caused by ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs. But, TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, ...

• Each year, 10 million people worldwide contract tuberculosis and 1.5 million people die from TB, according to the World Health Organization. • But COVID-19 is far more prevalent in the United States ...

Fact: TB is not inherited since genes have no influence on how the disease develops or spreads. The TB bacteria takes time to develop in a person's body and is transmitted by being around other active ...

Spotlight has unveiled a new tuberculosis (TB) dashboard and graph generator. We hope this dashboard will help people get a clearer picture of the state of South Africa's TB epidemic - an epidemic ...