1. TB Still Declining in U.S., But at Slower Rate - US News and World Report
CDC analysis finds almost half of all cases last year in 4 states

2. Treating Tuberculosis - US News and World Report
Both latent TB infection and active TB disease are treated with antibiotics.

3. Tuberculosis Tests - US News and World Report
It is best to catch the infection of TB while it is latent.

4. Managing Tuberculosis - US News and World Report
People with active TB disease should stay home in order to avoid infecting others.

5. Preventing Tuberculosis - US News and World Report
The main way to avoid infection is to avoid people with active tuberculosis.

6. Disseminated tuberculosis : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Tuberculosis infection can develop after inhaling droplets sprayed into the air from a cough or sneeze by someone infected with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Small areas of infection, called granulomas (granular tumors), develop in the ...• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

7. Tuberculosis  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs . It is caused by a bacterial microorganism: the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Alth...• Author: L. Fleming Fallon Jr., MD, PhD, DrPH