Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can stay in the air for prolonged periods of time and are more likely to spread ...

World Tuberculosis Day was observed on Friday to raise awareness towards eliminating the disease. This year theme was 'Yes! We can end TB!' On the occasion, World Health Organization announced that it ...

A 100 days tuberculosis eradication campaign has been undertaken by the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) .The campaign is in part of the National Tuberculosis Eradication Awareness Program. The ...

Three all-oral shortened regimens have noninferior efficacy compared with standard therapy for fluoroquinolone-suscep ...

Tuberculosis patients, both active and inactive, are treated with antibiotics. Treatment typically involves taking multiple antibiotics every day over a period of four to nine months, per the CDC.