Tuberculosis

About Tuberculosis

Learn the basics:

What is tuberculosis?  How is TB contracted?  What are the symptoms of tuberculosis?

Treatments and Medications

Current medication & treatment options for tuberculosis:

How is tuberculosis diagnosed?  Why is the history so important?  What is the tuberculin skin test?  Why have a chest X-ray?  What is a sputum test?  How is TB treated?  What is drug-resistant TB?

Living With Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis and daily living:

Who should get tested for tuberculosis? What does a positive TB skin test mean? What’s the difference between a latent and an active tuberculosis infection?

Our Tuberculosis Programs

Tuberculosis programs at National Jewish:

National Jewish has treated TB since 1899. Learn about our history and about our TB program that the New York Times describes as being, “The most sophisticated and aggressive treatment the world has to offer”.