How the Other Half Suffers
The infection spreads to the brain or spinal column.” Others “suffer a sudden, uncontrollable hemorrhage, leading to a quick ...
As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...
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Understanding Tuberculosis: Symptoms and Transmission Risks Explained
A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...
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Three Narva Hospital patients may have contracted tuberculosis via medical devices
Three patients at Narva Hospital may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) through contaminated medical equipment, prompting ...
Trying to avert a TB outbreak, Vanderburgh County plans new clinic
Trying to keep a resurgence of tuberculosis cases from exploding into an outbreak, the Vanderburgh County Health Department plans to open a new clinic.
World Health Organization Warns of Possible Surge in Tuberculosis Cases Because of USAID Cuts
The WHO has issued warnings and cutting and freezing aid can risk a global surge in cases of tuberculosis – a life-threatening bacterial infection threatening millions of lives. According to the ...
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Tuberculosis exposure investigation underway at daycare facility
By Stefany Rosales Click here for updates on this story BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KRGV) — The Cameron County Public Health Department launched a contact investigation with the help of Kiddie City Academy ...
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Incidence of occupational lung diseases remains high among SA miners
The incidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and silicosis among gold miners remains high, but recent years have seen ...