Two strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in completely different fashion, according to researchers. Two strains of the bacterium ...

Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is thought to have been around for about 150 million years. The first TB infection in a person may have been about 9,000 years ...

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A new study published in Nature Communications provides an important new basis for comparing the effectiveness of different tuberculosis treatments. Tuberculosis, a disease caused by the bacterium ...

Objective Tuberculosis (TB) stigma is a critical barrier to timely diagnosis and treatment, yet few studies have quantified ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. This week’s high-level meeting at the United Nations on TB marks only ...