Tuberculosis

TB: are you at risk?
Tuberculosis is a contagious, infectious disease that's passed from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body.

Smoking may up TB risk
Smoking may increase the risk of tuberculosis, say researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, who analysed data from 24 previously published studies on the subject.

Women left out of TB care
Tuberculosis has a major impact on women's sexual reproductive health and the health of their children, which women generally care for.

Tuberculosis – not just a poor man's disease

Smoking may increase TB risk
If you smoke, you might be at increased risk of tuberculosis, a new South African study suggests.

Smoking increases TB-risk
People who smoke have a greater risk of becoming infected with tuberculosis (TB) and of having that infection turn into active TB disease.

TB: you could have it too
Two-thirds of South Africans are already infected with TB. No one is safe it appears.

Diabetes puts you at risk for TB
People with diabetes have a 300% higher risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) than people without diabetes, and diabetes also creates problems for the diagnoses of TB.