• Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, ...

As the world approaches the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, a leading health expert, Dr. Allan Pamba has raised the alarm on what he describes as a growing symptom of Africa’s chronic underinvestment in ...

Experts are working on novel immune-enhancing therapies called host-directed therapies to use the body's own immune system to target tuberculosis, with hopes that they could tackle even the ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers compared the performance of tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) in predicting tuberculosis (TB). Study: ...

This Victorian-era disease can prove fatal if not treated ...