M. tuberculosis, the etiological agent of TB is one of the most effective human pathogens and is responsible for 2.2 million deaths every year (1 death every 10 seconds). It is estimated that a total ...

In a new nonfiction book, the Y.A. novelist describes the disease as a window into “the folly and brilliance and cruelty and ...

Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), which is believed to be present in nature for at least 15,000 years. In the Andean ...

much of the research on tuberculosis centers on its pathophysiology—the mechanisms the bacteria use to infect a host — as well as ways to diagnose and treat the disease. "There is a blind spot ...