WHO | Tuberculosis (TB) – World Health Organization
26 January 2018 – Countries and partners at the 142nd World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board (EB), adopted a Resolution yesterday in support of the upcoming UN General Assembly high-level meeting (UNHLM) on tuberculosis (TB). The Resolution included a request to WHO to work with key stakeholders to …
Tuberculosis | TB | TB Test| MedlinePlus
Feb 21, 2018 – Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but they can also damage other parts of the body. TB spreads through the air when a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, or talks.
Supercharged Tuberculosis, Made in India – Scientific American
Many of these patients, like 19-year-old Nisha, an engineering student from the central state of Madhya Pradesh, have tuberculosis (TB). Nisha, who asked that her real name be withheld, has been treated for lung problems for more than a year, only to learn that inaccurate diagnoses and prescription errors …
Tuberculosis | Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne infectious disease caused by organisms of the Mycobacteriumtuberculosis complex. Although primarily a pulmonary pathogen, M. tuberculosis can cause disease in almost any part of the body. Infection with M. tuberculosis can evolve from containment in the host, in which …
The Danger of Ignoring Tuberculosis – The Atlantic
Tuberculosis remains a major killer. As antibiotic-resistant strains of the disease spread across the globe, it’s getting harder to wipe out. In the next three decades, drug-resistant strains of the bacteria could drive up tuberculosis deaths by 2.4 million per year—to some 4 million fatalities annually—according …