TB patient under microscopeAndrew Speaker, right and his wife Sarah were interviewed at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, by Diane Sawyer on May 31, 2007.

James Tytko presents science news and we’re putting tuberculosis under the microscope.

The most common test for active TB is called the ‘sputum smear microscopy.’ That’s when your coughed-up saliva and mucus are examined under a microscope for the presence of TB bacteria ...

A microscope’s job is to magnify the minuscule world around us. We can observe the tiniest objects, organisms and materials, and investigate their form, texture and composition, to witness what ...

To diagnose TB, a health worker obtains a sputum specimen and smears it on a slide. A laboratory technician then examines the specimen under a microscope for evidence of TB. In conventional practice, ...

Tuberculosis under a microscope and a Chicago migrant shelter. Chicago health officials last month announced that a "small number" of tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported at some migrant ...

Don’t judge a book by its cover, even if it’s wrapped in Red Bull. A TikTok account run by @micromagic6 examines foods under a microscope, such as raw meats, fruits and popular beverages. The ...

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This 1966 microscope photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the organism responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis.

Instead, a laboratory technician must take a sample of sputum coughed up from the lungs, stain it and inspect it under a microscope for the telltale bacteria, which resemble long-grain rice.

The claim: Video shows hot dog slice under a microscope Millions of social media users have been enthralled by a Ukrainian TikTok channel that purports to show "life under the microscope." Its ...