A second active tuberculosis case has been identified in the Chicago suburbs, this time at Joliet West High School.

Officials in suburban Joliet have confirmed a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis in recent days. According to a ...

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A south suburban student has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, school officials said on Monday. Joliet West High School sent a letter to students and staff who may have ...

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In the primary stage of TB infection, most people don't have symptoms or experience only mild ones like a low-grade fever, fatigue or coughing. In the latent stage, TB germs have survived in the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A case of tuberculosis occurred at the freshman/sophomore campus at Waukegan High School, officials said.

The Lake County Health Department confirmed to the school district that the person is isolated from others and undergoing treatment.

Woman given 15 years to live laughs and says it's 'an entire second life' A cough caused by TB might also contain blood or mucus. The NHS adds that if TB has spread to another part of your body ...

"Individuals with active TB disease have had a positive TB test and symptoms of the disease such as cough, night sweats and weight loss." Without treatment, those with inactive TB can develop ...