Three patients at Narva Hospital may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) through contaminated medical equipment, prompting ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to ...

The scientists had stressed that the idea of airborne transmission of the new virus was still mostly theoretical, but they’d ...

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...

Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a formidable health challenge, claiming over a million lives annually despite advancements in ...

Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...

Sustained focus and resources aimed at helping the most socially and economically vulnerable are essential, too — as the ...

Tuberculosis remains one of the most lethal infectious diseases caused by a single pathogen. According to the latest global ...