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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A imaginable tuberculosis (TB) vulnerability has been linked to 2 Fresno-area colleges, the Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) announced connected Thursday.
According to Fresno County, nationalist wellness has linked the imaginable TB vulnerability to Fresno State and Fresno City College. They are investigating the vulnerability alongside the college's pupil wellness clinics.
Public wellness officials accidental students and unit who whitethorn person been exposed volition beryllium asked to implicit a survey and beryllium offered investigating to measure their hazard for TB infection.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), TB is simply a bacterial corruption chiefly affecting the lungs, though it tin interaction different areas of the body, specified arsenic the brain, kidneys oregon spine. Active TB tin dispersed from 1 idiosyncratic to different erstwhile an infected idiosyncratic coughs, sneezes oregon talks, the CDC adds.
Symptoms of TB tin include:
- A cough that lasts 3 weeks oregon longer
- Coughing up humor oregon phlegm from heavy wrong the lungs
- Unexplained value loss
- Loss of appetite
- Fever
- Night sweats
According to nationalist health, Fresno County has experienced a emergence successful progressive TB cases successful the past 2 years: 31 cases were reported successful 2022 and 39 cases successful 2023.
