27 more test positive for tuberculosis at northeast Kansas high school

KAKE.com ^ | March 18, 2015 | Asociated Press

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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Twenty-seven more people have tested positive for tuberculosis at an eastern Kansas high school.

State and county health officials made the announcement Wednesday after tests were conducted on more than 300 Olathe Northwest High School students and staff members who came into contact with an infected student.

[tumblindice]

"TB cost me my girlish figure." Doc Holliday

[Theoria]

Asian, black, hispanic, then whitey in order of TB rates.

[Mears]

Not a bit funny.

My father died of TB at age 32.

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[knarf]

When I think of the expensive boojit they put my wife through to "pass" for her to enter the US from the Philippines ....
and the follow up expensive boojit to stay ...

They call it biometrics

[tumblindice]

Truly sorry to hear that. I lost my father early to Agent Orange exposure. I hope you become reconciled to your loss.

[knarf]

Don't be offended ... the thread is concerning how it got here, not about what it does ...

How did your dad contract it ?

[Theoria]

Popping up all over. Or just 'normal'.

Students at North Seattle College exposed to tuberculosis[Seattle]

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Tuberculosis: Hayward student diagnosed with contagious disease[San Jose]

Hospital has no update on Flathead tuberculosis patient[Montana]

[USMCPOP]

For the sake of diversity, they need malaria and bedbugs.

[Amagi]

Thank you, Preezy Obola, for the future Democrat voters you foisted on this town.

[Nea Wood]

Did Obama bus any of his precious illegal children to this town?

[Rio]

Not for human consumption.

[Mears]

“How did your dad contract it ? “

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Probably riding on a bus....it was back in the 30s and it was rampant.

My Mom,my brother, and I never got it but I still test positive when administered the Tine Test. There has been something hidden in my body all of those years.Amazing.

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[molson209]

Obama Illegal ?

[hmmmmm]

It is a suburb of Kansas City

[mom of young patriots]

BCG
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease. This vaccine is not widely used in the United States, but it is often given to infants and small children in other countries where TB IS COMMON.

[tumblindice]

Tuberculosis was the reason a lot of towns banned spitting on the sidewalk.
When people got home they sat down and took off their shoes and touched the sputum.

[RightOnTheBorder]

When you live 15 people to a house you can buy into some decent areas.

[Vendome]

“/S”

[Hulka]

I’ll take “Illegal Aliens” for $1,000. . .

[Clay Moore]

FWIW, tested positive (to exposure) and symptomatic are two quite different things.

Many health care workers test positive to exposure just due to having treated a TB patient at some point. You go in and get a chest x-ray and if nothing shows up, you are cleared to continue. Most never go on to symptomatic.