The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates nearly 13 million people in the U.S. have “latent TB infection.

Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Pandemic This month marks the 100-year anniversary of BCG, still the only approved vaccine against the lethal pathogen. But there are new vaccines for this wily foe on the ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB ... This can occur soon after becoming infected, but more frequently happens months or even years after the infection has been contained in the latent stage.

six or nine months. If you don't see your treatment through, it can return. Outbreak or not, your risk of getting tuberculosis is low unless you're in very close contact with a person with active ...

Florida recorded 681 cases of TB in 2024, about 9% more than the previous year, federal data shows. California had the ...

This is why timely diagnosis and effective treatment are vital when it comes to tuberculosis. Currently, there are two regimens that require anywhere from four to nine months of treatment that can ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease ... Because curing TB requires taking drugs for months, which can result in TB resistance to some antibiotics, scientists are working to develop new ...