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What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis Fact Sheet - CDC

Tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs but can attack ...

Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)

Key facts · A total of 1.25 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) in 2023 (including 161 000 people with HIV). · In 2023, an estimated 10.8 ...

About Tuberculosis - CDC

Quick facts · TB disease is one of the world's leading infectious disease killers. · CDC estimates up to 13 million people in the United States ...

Tuberculosis Fact Sheet - Maryland Department of Health

Tuberculosis Fact Sheet. Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that is spread ...

Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's top infectious killer. Nearly 4500 people lose their lives and 30 000 people fall ill with TB each day.

TUBERCULOSIS FACT SHEET 2022 - Health Services

TUBERCULOSIS FACT SHEET 2022. Figure 2. TB Cases by Race/Ethnicity,. Sacramento County, 2022. Table 1. TB Cases by Nativity,. County vs. California, 2022.

Fact Sheet

What is the difference between active TB and latent TB infection? In most people who breathe in TB germs and become infected, the body is able to fight the.

Disease Fact Sheet - Sidney-Shelby County Health Department

Disease Fact Sheet. Tuberculosis. What is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease usually affecting the lungs (pulmonary TB), caused by ...

PUBLIC HEALTH FACT SHEET - Taunton-Ma.gov

What is tuberculosis (TB)?. TB is an infection or disease caused by a germ that you breathe into your lungs. There are two forms of TB:.

TB Fact Sheets - MN Dept. of Health

Fight TB: Know the signs and symptoms (PDF) Information to help educate patients and community members at increased risk of MDR TB due to the current outbreak.

Fact Sheet: Tuberculosis | Oklahoma.gov

Fact Sheet: Tuberculosis. • Tuberculosis (TB) is usually the #1 infectious disease killer in the world – until COVID-19 – claiming 1.5 million lives each ...

Tuberculosis fact sheet - NSW Health

TB can cause disease in any part of the body, but the lungs are the most common. Some people with TB disease may only have mild symptoms.

Tuberculosis Fact Sheet - accessKent.com

Tuberculosis Fact Sheet. General Public Fact Sheet. What is tuberculosis (TB)?. TB is a disease caused by bacteria. It mostly affects the lungs. It can also ...

TUBERCULOSIS FACT SHEET 2023 - Health Services

TUBERCULOSIS FACT SHEET 2023. *Healthy People 2020/2030. Trends in TB Disease. The rate of TB disease in Sacramento. County increased from 2022 to 2023. [Figure ...

TB Fact Sheet | Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District

Tuberculosis (TB) can be spread when a person with active tuberculosis disease in their lungs coughs, sneezes or talks. It is usually only moderately infectious ...

latent tuberculosis infection - Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Tuberculosis, or “TB,” is a disease caused by germs called Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. There are two. condiƟons caused by TB bacteria: latent TB ...

Fact sheet – World TB Day 2022 - UNAIDS

FACT SHEET—WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY 2022. Every day, more than 4100 people die from tuberculosis (TB) and nearly 30 000 people fall ill with TB ...

Tuberculosis Control Program

Homeless Shelter Screening, Homeless Shelter and TB Screening Fact Sheet Information on testing and screening homeless shelter TB clients. English ; Class B · New ...

Fact Sheet

What is TB? Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, ...

FACT SHEET - Stop TB Partnership

FACT SHEET – Updated November 2015. FAST FACTS on Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease caused by bacteria which spread from person ...