Guidance

Tuberculosis (TB) factsheet

TB is an infectious disease that usually affects the lungs. It can be serious, but it is treatable with antibiotics. Factsheet is translated into 32 languages.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 13 February 2026

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Tuberculosis (TB) factsheet

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TB factsheet: Albanian

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PDF, 194 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Amharic

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PDF, 281 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Arabic

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PDF, 312 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Bengali

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PDF, 325 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Chinese (simplified)

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PDF, 328 KB, 3 pages

TB factsheet: Chinese (traditional)

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PDF, 317 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Farsi (Persian)

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PDF, 320 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: French

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PDF, 191 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Gujarati

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PDF, 298 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Hindi

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PDF, 317 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Indian Punjabi

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PDF, 306 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Italian

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PDF, 192 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Kurdish Sorani

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PDF, 285 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Lithuanian

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PDF, 195 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Nepali

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PDF, 318 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Pahari

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PDF, 345 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Pakistani Punjabi

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PDF, 308 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Pashtu

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PDF, 318 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Polish

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PDF, 196 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Portuguese

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PDF, 193 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Romanian

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PDF, 194 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Shona

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PDF, 173 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Slovak

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PDF, 199 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Somali

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PDF, 193 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Spanish

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PDF, 176 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Sylheti

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PDF, 336 KB, 3 pages

TB factsheet: Tagalog (Filipino)

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PDF, 177 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Tamil

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PDF, 294 KB, 3 pages

TB factsheet: Tigrinya

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PDF, 283 KB, 3 pages

TB factsheet: Turkish

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PDF, 194 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Ukrainian

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PDF, 203 KB, 2 pages

TB factsheet: Urdu

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PDF, 313 KB, 2 pages

Details

This factsheet has been developed to provide easier-to-read plain language information for groups that face health inequalities, such as ethnic minority communities and the socially excluded. It has been translated into these languages:

• Albanian
• Amharic
• Arabic
• Bengali
• Chinese (simplified)
• Chinese (traditional)
• Farsi (Persian)
• French
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Indian Punjabi
• Italian
• Kurdish Sorani
• Lithuanian
• Nepali
• Pahari
• Pakistani Punjabi
• Pashtu
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Shona
• Slovak
• Somali
• Spanish
• Sylheti
• Tagalog (Filipino)
• Tamil
• Tigrinya
• Turkish
• Ukrainian
• Urdu

Published 13 February 2026