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26 students, 3 teachers diagnosed with tuberculosis in Anhui
By Li Qian |
June 6, 2012, Wednesday
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TWENTY-SIX students and three teachers have been infected with pulmonary tuberculosis at a middle school in Jingxian County, Anhui Province.
Four are still being treated in the hospital while the others were given medicine free of charge at either the school or at home, according to Xinhua news agency.
On May 14, a grade-one student from Jingxian County No. 2 Middle School was confirmed to have contracted the bacterial disease by a local hospital.
The local disease control center soon arranged checkups for 374 people who had been in close contact with the student. The center confirmed 29 were infected.
Pulmonary tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs, but may spread to other organs. It can be fatal, but can also be treated effectively with drugs. People can get TB by breathing in air droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person.
Four are still being treated in the hospital while the others were given medicine free of charge at either the school or at home, according to Xinhua news agency.
On May 14, a grade-one student from Jingxian County No. 2 Middle School was confirmed to have contracted the bacterial disease by a local hospital.
The local disease control center soon arranged checkups for 374 people who had been in close contact with the student. The center confirmed 29 were infected.
Pulmonary tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs, but may spread to other organs. It can be fatal, but can also be treated effectively with drugs. People can get TB by breathing in air droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person.
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