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Abstract: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis (TB), is a serious health issue with a high fatality rate in many developing and economically underdeveloped countries. Proper diagnoses ...

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People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). This deadly infection still causes an estimated 1.5 million ...

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Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a promising new substance for targeting bacteria that cause tuberculosis. The team have produced a compound that inhibits ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After an active case of tuberculosis was detected in the Sacramento area, you may be wondering about your risks of contracting the ...

After an active case of tuberculosis was detected in the Sacramento area, you may be wondering about your risks of contracting the highly contagious disease. An individual with contagious tuberculosis ...