Brouwer and health officials divulged little information about the infected student, saying they wanted to protect privacy. They did say the individual is doing relatively well and will stay out of school until no longer considered contagious.
As far as I know, the student will return as a student, Brouwer said.
Local hospital worker tests positive for TB
The Waco hospital mailed out 782 letters Friday morning to past patients, notifying them that they could have been exposed to tuberculosis through contact with the employee. Due to federal privacy laws, no information is being released about the infected employee, including which part of the hospital he or she worked in, said Dr. Farley Verner, health authority for the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District.
250 tested for TB - Smith College
College officials say 24 people who underwent skin exams tested positive for a latent form of TB. None had symptoms and all were given follow-up X-rays that showed no sign of the disease in their lungs.
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