Following standard guidance on droplet infection ... that years earlier had confirmed the airborne transmission of tuberculosis, with an exhaust pipe from infected ward patients making remote ...

Every outbreak brought more evidence of airborne transmission. A civil engineer found that a serious outbreak of H5N1 in a ...

Mukhtar says that “not long ago we had TB exposures and employees were never notified ... contagious diseases goes back to a decades-old distinction between “droplet” and “airborne” pathogens. This ...

Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.

A case of tuberculosis was reported at a Portland-area middle school, sparking concerns among local families, but public ...

This bacterial structure explains why TB can withstand harsh environmental conditions and resist many standard antibiotics. The primary transmission route occurs through airborne particles.

It's unclear if the patient is a student, faculty member or staff member. A case of active tuberculosis has been confirmed at a Florida high school, according to state health officials.

Dolutegravir-based ART with isoniazid was safe and effective for tuberculosis prevention in ART-naïve HIV patients, leading to rapid viral suppression. The study reported minimal adverse events ...

FILE - This 1966 microscope photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the organism responsible for causing the disease ...

A team of infectious disease specialists and environmental engineers at Université Claude Bernard Lyon's, École Centrale de Lyon, in France, and the University of Rome La Sapienza, in Italy, has ...