After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services is reinstating more than 450 employees at the US Centers for Disease Control ...

According to the CDC, tuberculosis (TB) is a disease cause by germs that are spread from person to person through the air.

Around half of those employees are in the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention.

Last year, the U.S. saw more than 8,700 cases of TB, according to CDC data. Although TB cases have been steadily declining since the mid 1990s , rates increased in 2021, 2022 and 2023, with 2023 ...

According to the CDC, there are two types of tuberculosis: inactive or active cases. The difference is not everyone infected with the germs becomes sick. What are the main symptoms of tuberculosis?

CDC TB Surveillance Report. The CDC estimates that up to 13 million people in the U.S. have inactive TB, as of 2023. While not everyone with inactive TB will develop full-blown TB disease, ...

What is tuberculosis? According to the CDC, tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that is spread from person-to-person via airborne germs.. The disease primarily impacts the lungs, but it can also ...

After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the largest in a single year.