Jan 17, 2025 · Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium (or germ) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. When a person breathes in TB germs, the germs can settle in the lungs and …

The tuberculosis (TB) blood test and the TB skin test are the two types of tests for TB infection.

Jan 17, 2025 · About Tuberculosis Key points Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Two TB-related conditions exist: inactive TB and active TB …

Apr 17, 2025 · Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). TB bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the …

Jan 17, 2025 · Common symptoms of active TB disease include cough, pain in the chest, and coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm). People with inactive TB, also called latent TB …

Jan 6, 2025 · Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). TB disease is one of the leading causes of death due to infectious disease in the …

Oct 30, 2024 · If you are infected with TB germs, and if your body cannot stop TB germs from growing, you develop active TB disease. TB disease usually affects the lungs, but it can also …

Jan 17, 2025 · People with inactive TB do not feel sick, do not have symptoms, and cannot spread TB germs to others. Without treatment, inactive TB can develop into active TB disease …

Apr 17, 2025 · More than 80% of people who get sick with active TB disease in the United States each year get sick from untreated inactive TB. Taking TB medicine as prescribed prevents …

Dec 10, 2024 · Anyone can get tuberculosis (TB), but some people are at higher risk than others. You can get TB even if you received the TB vaccine (also known as bacille Calmette-Guérin or …