According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a tuberculosis infection-control program should consist of administrative controls, environmental controls and a respiratory-protection ...

“The intention to screen is the intention to treat.” The most important statement of most tuberculosis (TB) control strategies! Of all population groups, the above statement is most relevant to older ...

The world’s top infectious disease killer has seen a resurgence in recent years, including in the U.S. Globally, cases of tuberculosis, which is caused by bacteria typically affecting the lungs and is ...

Directly observed therapy — where a health professional watches someone take a medication — has been the standard of care for tuberculosis treatment in the United States since 2016. Now DOT, as it’s ...

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The immune system remains seriously out-of-whack—in an inflammatory state of overactivation and impaired ...

Tuberculosis (TB) can affect any part of the body. Therefore, those who experience frequent joint pains, back pain, headache and ...

East Mesa Reentry Facility in Otay Mesa. Photo credit: sdsheriff.gov San Diego County’s Tuberculosis Control Program on Thursday was tracking three unrelated cases of tuberculosis, including one ...

Tiny aerosols released when breathing may play a larger role in spreading tuberculosis than coughing, which has been long thought the main route of transmission, The New York Times reports. While ...

Fewer miles of bus lanes installed. An innovative mental health and public safety program forced to operate on a reduced schedule. Diminished capacity to perform Tuberculosis control measures. A ...

The chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, Hon. Amobi Ogah has said that the House is set to bolster its advocacy for more government ...

Control in Libya was held on Saturday under the theme: “Towards an Integrated National System and a Multisectoral Response.” The forum was attended by the Director General of the National Center, ...