When most of us think of serious diseases that kill millions of people, the ones that come to mind are often the ones that get the most attention: cancer, COVID-19, heart disease and diabetes. But a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found another unusual way animals can get humans sick. Luckily, this one doesn't involve kisses from your pet. After two decades of hunting, a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health has confirmed a case of tuberculosis in Wake County. Officials said a person with an active ...

Another case of tuberculosis has been found in North Carolina a month after a case was found in WNC. Here's where ...

Untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection markedly increases the risk of tuberculosis, which remains the most common cause of hospitalization and death globally among people with HIV ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new trends of TB in the United States. According to March 2025 U.S. Centers for ...

An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in humans. The ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Karen Dobos, Colorado State University and Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Colorado State ...