Dr Amoth reassured the public that the integration process is part of a well-planned, long-term strategy that is already being implemented. He emphasized that the ministry has provided clear ...

Can TB spread with infection? No, TB cannot be spread through kissing, shaking hands, sharing food, drink, or toothbrushes, or sharing bedding or the same toilet in a household.

The health ministry during a briefing shared a status report on the progress made in the last 10 years in implementation of schemes under the National Health Mission (NHM). The government does not ...

They have no symptoms and cannot spread TB to others. Without treatment, people with inactive TB can develop active TB disease and become sick, the CDC said. TB is spread through the air from one ...

Why are TB rates rising in the U.S.? From a public health perspective, it’s no surprise that tuberculosis counts have been on the rise since 2020. When the pandemic hit, reporting of other ...

Health officials in Kansas say there is no threat to the general public. TB is caused by bacteria that lives in the people’s lungs and spreads through the air when they talk, cough or sing. It is very ...

Affected local health departments are working with each patient to identify possible close contacts and conduct TB testing at no cost, according to the state agency’s website. The US Centers for ...

So far, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB related to the outbreak. Kansas is facing one of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history, according to local health ...

The White House is halting the supply of lifesaving drugs to poor countries as part of Donald Trump's freeze on foreign assistance. That includes HIV drugs keeping 20 million people alive, and ...

Languages: English. An unprecedented tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas has reached historic levels, becoming one of the largest ever recorded in U.S. history. The Kansas Department of Health ...

Is Kansas TB Outbreak a Record? Editor’s note: U.S. News has updated this story due to information provided by the CDC. Read on for more detail. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ...