Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the " white death ", or historically as consumption, [3] is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [4] . Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. [1] .

Common symptoms of active tuberculosis disease include cough, chest pain, and coughing up blood. The tuberculosis (TB) blood test and the TB skin test are the two types of tests for TB infection. Both inactive tuberculosis (TB) and active TB disease can be treated. U.S. health care settings should have a TB infection control plan.

2017年11月3日 · Despite 90 years of vaccination and 60 years of chemotherapy, tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s leading cause of death from an infectious agent, exceeding human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) for the first time (WHO 2015b, 2016a). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are about 10.4 million new cases and 1.8 million deaths from TB ...

2024年5月9日 · People typically get infected with B virus if they are bitten or scratched by an infected macaque monkey; or have contact with the monkey's eyes, nose, or mouth. Symptoms typically start within one month of being exposed to B virus. However, they could appear in …

2024年10月29日 · The WHO Global tuberculosis report 2024 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional and country levels.

2025年3月25日 · In 2023, an estimated 10.8 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases occurred globally, and 1.25 million people died of the disease 1.Multidrug-resistant (MDR) members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...

人類嗜T淋巴细胞病毒一型 （Human T-lymphotropic virus 1，HTLV-1）是一種感染後可導致 恶性血液肿瘤 或其他 轉移癌 的 病毒，由 輸血 、 針頭 、 性行為 、 母子傳染。 該病毒在 日本 九州 南部的 鹿兒島縣 、 宮崎縣 、 長崎縣 以及 沖繩 群眾血清阳性率較高，最高的鹿兒島縣平均約為2%，某些村落曾高达37%，與另一高感染率地區 加勒比海 （2%～6%）相近，遠高於 巴西 （0.08%～1.8%）及 美国 （0.02%）等 [1]。 目前日本約有108萬人感染，但多數無症狀所以 …

2018年2月27日 · Here we report the discovery of two Tupanvirus strains, the longest tailed Mimiviridae members isolated in amoebae. Their genomes are 1.44–1.51 Mb linear double-strand DNA coding for 1276–1425...

2025年3月28日 · The WHO reports that tuberculosis cases in children are rising globally. Experts say a rise in TB cases in Europe could mean a future increase in cases in the United States.

2022年2月2日 · Tbet + CD11c + B cells arise during type 1 pathogen challenge, aging, and autoimmunity in mice and humans. Here, we examined the developmental requirements of this B cell subset. In acute infection, T follicular helper (Tfh) cells, but not Th1 cells, drove Tbet + CD11c + B cell generation through proximal delivery of help.