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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is shifting its lines in the battle against tuberculosis to mines, where lung-attacking dust, crowded working conditions and a pan-African workforce ...

South Africa takes TB battle to mine shafts
on April 6, 2012 - 8:55am
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U.S. TB infections drop to record low: CDC
on March 22, 2012 - 12:01pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having tuberculosis patients wear a surgical mask all day cuts the likelihood of them transmitting the infection through the air by nearly half, according to ...

Mask may help curb drug-resistant tuberculosis
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Most people are familiar with tuberculosis, which is a disease caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Latent Tuberculosis Infection
By Maryann Gromisch RN Guide on December 21, 2011 - 6:46am
Tuberculosis is passed from person to person. Take our quiz to learn more, and help keep the numbers down.

Tuberculosis:Take Our Quiz to Find Out How to Protect Yourself
on November 30, 2011 - 11:59pm
The number of tuberculosis cases has been decreasing in recent years. Take our quiz to find out how to help the number shrink even more.

Tuberculosis: Are You Safe? Take Our Quiz to Find Out
on November 30, 2011 - 11:43pm
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View Comments Susan Cody commented 26 weeks ago.

If in past 15 years 5 times I had documented negative TB skin test zero mm duration and redness, Does this proof I did not have TB?I was told because I came from midleast country that TB is pendemic there I have had TB before my entry to US. is it true?
By Anonymous on November 22, 2011 - 10:30pm
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Characteristics of individuals infected during tuberculosis outbreaks may be: 1. U.S. birth. While foreign-born U.S.

Tuberculosis: Causes and Risks
By EmpowHER on November 13, 2011 - 7:25pm
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Tuberculosis is also known as TB or pulmonary tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis: Its Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
By MC Kelby HERWriter on October 27, 2011 - 9:17am
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Tuberculosis is still a threat to residents of the United States, even though antibiotics have been available to treat it for many decades.

Tuberculosis in the United States
By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on October 27, 2011 - 7:14am

Tuberculosis Definition

Definition

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infectious disease. It can have either active or inactive forms. Although it can affect many organ systems, it mostly affects the lungs.