Jan 17, 2025 · Tuberculosis (TB) germs spread through the air from one person to another. TB germs can get into the air when someone with active TB disease coughs, speaks, or sings. …

Mar 25, 2024 · Exposure to Tuberculosis Key points You may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) germs if you spent time near someone with TB disease. If you have been around …

Jun 14, 2024 · Tuberculosis Vaccine Key points Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease. This vaccine is not generally used in the United States. The TB …

Jan 17, 2025 · Tuberculosis (TB) occurs throughout the world, but is more common in some countries than in the United States. If you were born in or frequently travel to places where TB …

Jun 17, 2024 · Testing for Tuberculosis Key points There are two types of tests for tuberculosis (TB) infection: the TB blood test and the TB skin test. A positive test result for TB infection …

Apr 17, 2025 · Tuberculosis in Children Key points There are special considerations for testing and treating inactive TB (also known as latent TB infection) and active TB disease in children. …

Dec 10, 2024 · Tuberculosis Risk Factors Key points Anyone can get tuberculosis (TB), but some people are at higher risk than others. You can get TB even if you received the TB vaccine …

Oct 30, 2024 · Active tuberculosis (TB) disease happens when the immune system cannot keep TB germs from multiplying and growing in the body. People with TB disease feel sick and can …

Jan 31, 2025 · About the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease. The vaccine is not generally used in the United …

Jan 17, 2025 · Tuberculosis (TB) germs can live in the body for years without making you sick. This is called inactive TB or latent TB infection. People with inactive TB do not feel sick, do not …