You by now have heard the story of the irresponsible individual with terrible resistant tb who traveled around the globe by jet airplane perhaps infecting others...

Tuberculosis is a very old and extremely contagious disease that is caused by the bacteria known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis...

While the most common respiratory diseases in children and adults are colds and flu, there are other lung diseases that children are also vulnerable to...

Tuberculosis is an infection that often can become deadly Tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria known as mycobacteria...

The warning signal that if a person has a cough for more than 14 days, with fever, loss of appetite and weight, he must report to his physician for check-up and tests, for the inclusion/ exclusion of tuberculosis, is hardly followed, and, even the symptoms are not known to all...

Vaccine against tuberculosis, known as Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) discovered by two French scientists, Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin in 1922, has got its own limitations, and its efficacy is highly variable...

As already explained, there are two entities of the disease, infection and clinical manifestations, i...

Yes, it is a hidden disease The patient remains asymptomatic for long periods, and the disease is often diagnosed during routine tests, when a chest X-ray reveals the 'hidden' disease, i...

Most children who are infected with tuberculosis anywhere in the body apparently look well, with no symptoms or signs...

Tuberculosis is no longer considered incurable if it is tackled in the early stages An all round scheme of dietetic and vitality building programme along natural lines is the only method to overcome the disease...

Since time immemorial, tuberculosis has been one of humanity's greatest nemesis The earliest of human civilizations have suffered tremendous wrecks from this dreadful and fatal disease...