Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can ...

What you need to know about detecting Tuberculosis ...

Kansas has experienced a significant outbreak of tuberculosis with 67 active infections and even more latent cases of the ...

A tuberculosis outbreak started over a year ago in the Kansas City area, but it's now drawing national attention.

The state has seen tuberculosis cases double between 2023 and 2024, with the CDC offering support on the ground.

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that usually affects the lungs but can impact other body parts, as well. The Centers for Disease Control lists symptoms of active tuberculosis in the lungs as a ...

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that can impact multiple organs within the body but most commonly affects the lungs. The disease can spread when people breathe in TB bacteria left in the air ...

In today’s Health Alert, the tuberculosis outbreak continues to infect dozens of people in Kansas. Two people lost their ...

Kansas City-area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded ...