Initial blood work found hints of an infection, and the doctors initially suspected a bacterial skin infection (cellulitis) ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by strains of bacteria known as mycobacteria. The disease most commonly affects the lungs and can be fatal if not treated. However, most infected ...

With the proper treatment, tuberculosis (TB, for short) is almost always curable. Doctors prescribe antibiotics to kill the bacteria that cause it. You’ll need to take them for 6 to 9 months. What ...

Tuberculosis still kills more people each year than any other infectious disease, despite decades of medical progress. But a team of researchers from Texas A&M University and Scripps Research may have ...

SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) - We are diving into the darker side of history in the Adirondacks, specifically in Saranac Lake, to explain what connection existed between vampires and tuberculosis ...

Nov. 4, 2025 Researchers have, for the first time, estimated how quickly E. coli bacteria can spread between people — and one strain moves as fast as swine flu. Using genomic data from the UK and ...