Tuberculosis was responsible for 25% of all deaths in Europe from the 1600s to the 1800s, according to the CDC. Hawkinson said treatment for a serious tuberculosis case usually lasts about six months.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The number of tuberculosis deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. TB killed 27,300 ...

Threat of Tuberculosis: It's sobering to realize that the ancient scourge, tuberculosis , which has been found in 2,000-year-old mummies, remains a global health threat despite modern medicine.