Tuberculous peritonitis occurs when tuberculosis (TB) spreads to the protective lining of your abdomen. This can cause abdominal pain and swelling, but early antibiotic treatment can help. Tuberculous ...

When TB affects the kidneys, symptoms are often different than when it affects the lungs. When symptoms appear, they often resemble those of a urinary tract infection. Timely treatment is important to ...

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the world's leading causes of infectious disease-related illness and death. Despite ...

THE physician, the teacher, the administrator, or the member of the Public Health and Hygiene Committee, though he has had at his disposal innumerable text-books, papers, pamphlets, reports of ...

Global tuberculosis cases climbed again last year, reaching their highest level on record, according to new data from the WHO.

Animal lung is regarded as a veritable source of protein. This belief makes it one of the most relished and much-sought-after delicacy. But not all parts of the lung are healthy source of protein, as ...

Half the male tuberculosis deaths in India are caused by smoking, and three quarters of the smokers who become ill with tuberculosis (TB) would not have done so if they had not smoked. These are the ...

So, even once the bacteria are vanquished, a person most likely will continue to test positive, as the immune system will ...