A colorized X-ray of a patient's chest shows lesions (tubercles, pink) caused by tuberculosis (TB) consisting of infected dead tissue. Treatment for the highly contagious disease requires ...

The United States is facing one of the largest recorded outbreaks in U.S. history, according to local health officials and ...

Histopathological studies from the autopsies of tuberculosis lesions have revealed multicellular clusters of M. tuberculosis. This raises the possibility that the clustered growth of mycobacteria ...

Lung lesions in an individual infected with tuberculosis (TB) are surprisingly variable and independent of each other, despite whether the patient has clinically active or latent disease ...

This study presents TBorNotTB, a CDSS designed to improve TB evaluation and streamline isolation decisions, reducing labor ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reports a beef herd in eastern Michigan has tested positive for ...

The base of lesion was firm in consistency on digital ... Based on histological findings, the oral ulcer was finally diagnosed as lingual TB.

Fungi and mycobacteria compete for growth in these bogs' decomposing “gray layer,” which is acidic, nutrient-poor, and oxygen-poor, much like the lesions seen in TB patients' lungs.