Here's what tuberculosis is, how it's transmitted and how you can expect to have it treated if it affects you or someone you love.

Tuberculosis is a "near-perfect predator," John Green said in his book "Everything is Tuberculosis." The bacterial infection, ...

Health officials issued a warning this week after someone at a suburban Chicago high school was diagnosed with active ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A case of tuberculosis occurred at the freshman/sophomore campus at Waukegan High School, officials said.

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...

The WHO reports that tuberculosis cases in children are rising globally. Experts say a rise in TB cases in Europe could mean ...

Learn about the primary ways tuberculosis spreads through airborne transmission, high-risk settings, and effective prevention ...

I can talk about TB all day. But there aren’t a lot of people in my life who are super happy to sit and talk about TB with me. So this feels like a real luxury. I’m so glad that you’ve come ...

In her email to the school community, Plascencia said that conditions like a persistent cough lasting three weeks or longer, coughing up blood, pain with breathing, chest pain, fatigue, weakness, ...

According to the Lake County Health Department, the case was confirmed at Waukegan High School, where an unidentified person was "recently diagnosed with active tuberculosis." The school's ...