Active tuberculosis case confirmed at Waukegan High School in Illinois
The Lake County Health Department confirmed to the school district that the person is isolated from others and undergoing treatment.
What’s Happening With Tuberculosis Is a Terrible Tragedy. The Person Who Can Make Sense of It Isn’t Who You’d Expect.
People should understand that tuberculosis is not just a disease of the past,” Reider told me. “It is still affecting ...
Study finds many TB cases may have gone undetected in prisons in Europe and the Americas during COVID-19
A new study found that reported diagnoses of tuberculosis were consistently lower than expected throughout the pandemic, even ...
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Danger zones where tuberculosis spreads most easily
Learn about the primary ways tuberculosis spreads through airborne transmission, high-risk settings, and effective prevention ...
John Green Is Obsessed With Tuberculosis. His New Book Explains Why.
In a new nonfiction book, the Y.A. novelist describes the disease as a window into “the folly and brilliance and cruelty and ...
Long Seen As The ‘Pandemic Of The Poor,’ TB Is A Threat To Us All
TB can be found in every major city, in every country. Failing to control it threatens global health security. Now is not the ...
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Tuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. Aid groups say Trump’s funding freezes will cause more deaths
When health workers stopped visiting her home in Pakistan to administer tuberculosis medication, Ratna Jamni began dragging herself to a clinic “step by painful step, when even standing feels ...
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WHO Warns of Rising Tuberculosis Cases Amid Cuts to Funding From US
The WHO reports that tuberculosis cases in children are rising globally. Experts say a rise in TB cases in Europe could mean ...
Indiana author John Green's new book, 'Everything is Tuberculosis,' is available now
John Green's new non-fiction book "Everything is Tuberculosis" is out now. The Indiana author is best known for his YA novels ...
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Today is World Tuberculosis Day, here’s how the RHHD is helping to spread awareness
Day, and the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) are encouraging community members to seek preventative care and ...
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Many TB cases may have gone undetected in prisons in Europe and the Americas during COVID-19
A new study published in The Lancet Public Health found that tuberculosis diagnoses plummeted as much as 100 percent in Central and North America in 2021, and nearly 87 percent in Western Europe in ...