Per the CDC, tuberculosis was a close second leading cause of death, killing 194 of every 10,000 people in 1900, mainly concentrated in dense urban areas where the infection could more easily spread.

Understanding tuberculosis—its causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention—empowers individuals and communities to participate actively in TB control efforts.

Tuberculosis was tied to 1.25 million deaths in 2023 and has likely retaken the position of world’s deadliest pathogen back from COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization.

The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes the TB infection. Someone can contract TB when they breathe in the bacterium after a person with an active infection coughs, sneezes, sings, or speaks.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection. It has an incubation period of up to 2 years after initial contact. Here's what you need to know.

Tuberculosis is the world's deadliest infectious disease, but Queensland researchers think vaccinating via the lungs could ...

Per the CDC, tuberculosis was a close second leading cause of death, killing 194 of every 10,000 people in 1900, mainly concentrated in dense urban areas where the infection could more easily spread.