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Prime Minister Louis Stephen St. Laurent watches as PC leader George Drew is x-rayed at the kick-off of a TB mass survey of the city of Ottawa in 1953

First Head Office of the National Sanatorium Association, ca. 1914

Doctor views x-ray films for signs of active tuberculosis among his patients

Young boy receives his injection for tuberculin testing.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that can affect your lungs and other parts of your body. With proper treatment, people with TB can be cured of the infection.

What is TB?
Signs and symptoms of TB
Diagnosing TB
Treatment for TB
TB in Canada and the world
TB information in many languages

Read more about the history of TB in this country by visiting "The Role of Canada in Fighting Tuberculosis", a special project of the Saskatchewan Lung Association.

Statistics on tuberculosis in Canada.

Tuberculosis news & announcements

March 21, 2007

TB Remains Global Pandemic: The Lung Association
TB Anywhere is TB Everywhere

Additional TB Resources

It's your Health - Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Fact Sheet
XDR-TB Fact Sheet
World TB Day 2007 Theme