The bacterium that causes TB can hide in liver cells called hepatocytes, and reprogram their metabolism for its own benefit.

Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a promising new substance for targeting ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis, produces pairs of poison-antidote, called ...

Cases of tuberculosis are rising in the UK and US, and experts are urging that a holistic approach to treatment is the best ...

San Joaquin County saw a 55% spike in cases of one particular infectious disease last year — and it’s probably not one you’d expect. Tuberculosis — once called by its old-fashioned names “consumption” ...

Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), kills upwards of 1.6 million people a year, making it one of the leading causes of death by an infectious agent worldwide.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — An infectious disease expert at San Diego State University says early research suggests the COVID-19 pandemic could cause a spike in another, more deadly respiratory disease: ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new trends of TB in the United States. According to March 2025 U.S. Centers for ...

For those living in affluent countries, it’s easy to forget about tuberculosis, which seems like a disease of the Victorian era. In the U.S., thanks to investments in public health and TB surveillance ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.