Vista High Student Diagnosed With TB
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SAN DIEGO – A Vista High School student was diagnosed with tuberculosis, prompting county health officials Monday to notify classmates, faculty and staff who may have been exposed.School officials have notified about 120 students, teachers and staff that were potentially exposed to the disease between March 1-28, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.
“Tuberculosis is in our community,” said Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county’s public health officer. “Fortunately, it is curable. We want the public to be informed about TB, in hopes of keeping the disease from spreading.”
Symptoms of active TB include persistent cough, fever, night sweats and unexplained weight loss, according to the HHSA. Most people who are exposed to tuberculosis do not develop the disease.
There were 280 cases of tuberculosis reported in San Diego County in 2007, according to the HHSA. So far, there have been 46 cases of the disease reported locally this year.
