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Panic ensued after a high school student in Pennsylvania with
tuberculosis went back to class without being cleared by their doctor.

The student had been diagnosed a couple of weeks ago but showed up to
class in Washington County on Monday without a doctor's permission.

Staff 'immediately isolated the student and sent them home' after
learning what had happened, according to a Facebook post from Charleroi
Area School District's Superintendent Ed Zelich on January 13.

Employees 'thoroughly cleaned the areas where the student was isolated,'
Zelich wrote.

He added: 'After reviewing the situation, [The Pennsylvania Department
of Health] confirmed that no public health action is currently necessary
for our district.'

However, outrage spurred when parents and community members pointed out
a previous statement from the school on December 27 claiming there were
'no active tuberculosis cases' in their school district among staff or students.

Zelich concluded in his latest update that the school district is
'closely monitoring the situation and will continue to work with the appropriate health authorities to ensure our students and staff's safety
and well-being.'

Tuberculosis is a serious and highly contagious disease that is caused
by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The illness spreads through the air and settles in the lungs where it
begins to grow, with the possibility of moving through the blood to
other parts of the body such as the brain, spine, and kidneys.

Tuberculosis germs can spread from person to person through the air when
an infected person with active TB coughs, speaks, or sings, according to
the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It can stay in the air for several hours and is more likely to spread
indoors or areas with poor air circulation.

Someone infected with the disease may experience no symptoms and cannot
spread the disease, this is known as inactive TB.

However, without treatment inactive TB can develop into active TB.

Without treatment, active TB can be fatal.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/panic-as-high-school-student-with-contagious-disease-goes-to-school/ar-AA1xcRsp

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