North Alabama high school student tests positive for tuberculosis
AL.com • • health
Key Points:
- A Grissom High School student in North Alabama tested positive for tuberculosis, with the case reported to the Huntsville City School System on March 24 by the Madison County Health Department.
- The infected student has not returned to school, and parents of classmates were notified; those students are offered free TB testing on April 2.
- Tuberculosis is highly contagious and spreads through the air, especially in indoor or poorly ventilated spaces, according to the CDC.
- TB symptoms include a persistent cough lasting over three weeks, chest pain, coughing up blood, fatigue, weight loss, fever, and night sweats, while inactive TB may show no symptoms but can develop into active TB without treatment.
