When a person who has TB breathes out, the bacteria go out into the air. People who breathe in the bacteria from the air into their lungs may become infected. TB is not spread by sharing food.

Read at the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Section of Tuberculosis, June 5, 1935. Bakst, Henry J. — Junior Visiting Physician, Boston City Hospital. For record and address ...

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The disease most commonly affects the lungs and can be fatal if not ... One third of the world s population is thought to have been infected with TB. Participation in Brazil’s Bolsa Familia ...

Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh has revealed that around 4,500 active tuberculosis (TB) patients are currently undergoing ...

The new WHO-approved MDR-TB treatment BPaL(M) offers hope for tuberculosis patients but is already encountering resistance. A ...

The WHO already recommended the test, but prequalification means that UN agencies such as UNICEF, or others like the Gavi vaccine alliance, have a simpler ... people with lung TB cough, sneeze ...

Tuberculosis, (TB) is a bacterial infection that takes a toll on the lungs. It is considered as top infectious killer. Millions of people with TB are unaware of their health status, suffer in ...

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