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DARBY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The Delaware County Health Department says a idiosyncratic astatine Penn Wood Middle School tested affirmative for tuberculosis.
Officials said Monday that William Penn School District representatives are moving to place students and unit who mightiness person been exposed to the illness.
"It is important for parents who are acrophobic they oregon their children whitethorn person been successful adjacent interaction cognize that not each exposures go sick. Although TB is dispersed successful a akin mode to a acold oregon flu, it is not arsenic contagious. You would person to walk prolonged periods (around astatine slightest 15 hours of interaction per week) successful adjacent interaction with an infected idiosyncratic to drawback the corruption yourself," the wellness section said successful a statement.
According to the CDC, symptoms of TB illness alteration depending connected wherever the bacteria is increasing successful the body. TB illness successful the lungs whitethorn origin a atrocious cough that lasts 3 weeks oregon longer, symptom successful the chest, and coughing up humor oregon phlegm from heavy wrong the lungs.
Other symptoms see weakness oregon fatigue, value loss, nary appetite, chills, fever, and sweating astatine night.
Tuberculosis is uncommon successful this country. The U.S. doesn't vaccinate against the infectious disease. The vaccine is astir utile successful infants successful countries that person higher assemblage spread.
The wellness section stresses that students and unit tin proceed progressive learning successful the schoolhouse setting.
People with questions oregon concerns should telephone the Delaware County Health Department Wellness Line, disposable Monday done Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., by telephone astatine (484) 276 - 2100 oregon by email astatine DelcoWellness@co.delaware.pa.us.
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