Tuberculosis (TB)
Show 1433: What Are the Hidden Dangers in the Ai…
In this episode, our guest, award-winning science journalist Carl Zimmer, describes the hidden dangers in the air we breathe. He begins with the concept of the aerobiome–the collection of living thi…
Kansas Reports Outbreak of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a serious public health problem internationally, but most Americans have nearly forgotten about it. This respiratory tract infection was a scourge in the 19th and early 20th centuries.…
Will BCG TB Vaccine Reduce the Risk of COVID-19?
Why are public health researchers paying attention to a vaccine against tuberculosis? The shot, bacille Calmette-Guérin, or BCG for short, has been used for about a century to stimulate the immune sy…
Vitamin C against Resistant TB
A surprising discovery may hold promise for treating the world-wide scourge of tuberculosis. TB affects nearly 9 million people and drug-resistant strains are becoming a public health nightmare. That'…
Sunshine Vitamin Fights TB
Before there were effective drugs to treat tuberculosis, doctors often sent their patients to sanitariums where they were they were encouraged to get fresh air and sunshine. The scientists did not kno…