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 ...

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 ...

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.