Turning off the genetic switch to its respiratory system might finally eliminate the bacteria behind tuberculosis.

Florida is seeing a surge in leprosy cases this year, following a general rise over the last decade. What is leprosy, and is ...

Out of the 36 people who were diagnosed with leprosy this year in Florida, 27 of them acquired the disease within the state ...

The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the world's most infectious disease Tuberculosis (TB), can survive ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is a bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) in humans. TB is a disease that primarily affects the lungs, although it can attack other parts of the body.

One of the deadliest infectious diseases of humankind emerged in Africa 70,000 years ago, a new genetic analysis of 259 Tuberculosis bacterial strains has shown. According to the study, TB bacteria ...

Scientists have uncovered why tuberculosis bacteria evade antibiotics by entering a dormant state. Researchers found that ...

Initial blood work found hints of an infection, and the doctors initially suspected a bacterial skin infection (cellulitis) ...

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of bacteria related to tuberculosis. These germs are very common in food, water, and soil. Almost everyone has them in their bodies. When you have a strong ...

Large-restriction-fragment pattern comparison of Mycobacterium avium from 85 blood, stool, and respiratory specimens from 25 human immunodeficiency virus-infected San Francisco patients revealed 4 ...