Identifying risk factors for tuberculosis, such as close contact with TB patients, a weakened immune system, and low quality living conditions, is essential for effective prevention.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 10,347 reported tuberculosis cases in the US in ...

Tamil Nadu integrates predictive model to reduce TB deaths, prioritizing severely ill patients for prompt hospital admission.

A nationwide study found that TB history did not elevate long-term cancer risk among individuals living with HIV.

“Few national studies have focused on determining risk factors for [extrapulmonary TB] in the United States,” Gina Oda, MS, associate director of the Public Health National Program Office at U ...

Correctional facilities: Prison populations worldwide experience TB rates 10-100 times higher than general populations due to overcrowding, inadequate ventilation, and higher rates of risk factors.

Risk factors for progression from latent to active TB include: ... For contacts of TB patients and others at high risk, treating latent TB infection prevents progression to active disease.

o Because HIV weakens the immune system, people with both TB and HIV infection are at high risk of developing TB disease. o If you are HIV-positive, you are 30 times more likely to get active TB once ...

Outbreak or not, your risk of getting tuberculosis is low unless you're in very close contact with a person with active symptoms. Even if you've breathed in TB germs , you cannot spread it to ...