DEFINITION: A contagious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious or contagious disease. It is caused due to bacteria known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis that spread from person to person through airborne particles i.e. when people ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Although it's often thought of as a disease of the past, tuberculosis is still found ...

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is defined as disease caused by strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that are at least resistant to treatment with isoniazid and rifampicin; extensively ...

The annual “World TB Day,” which will be taking place on Tuesday, serves as an opportunity to raise public awareness about ...

The definition of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has been revised by the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global TB Programme, who have also defined pre-XDR-TB for the first time, ...

Disseminated tuberculosis is a type of tuberculosis (TB) where mycobacteria spread via blood to other organs beyond the lungs. It can cause severe multiple-organ damage in the absence of early ...

The mycobacteria that typically cause lung tuberculosis (TB) can also cause gastrointestinal (GI) TB. This condition typically requires prompt treatment with anti-tuberculous drugs. GI TB can involve ...