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Tuberculosis case confirmed at high school in Cumberland Co., more than 260 others possibly exposed
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Key Points:
- The Cumberland County Department of Public Health is investigating after a confirmed tuberculosis (TB) case at Seventy-First High School, with potential exposure to over 250 individuals.
- Officials were notified on September 11 and are collaborating with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Cumberland County Schools to identify and screen those exposed.
- So far, 260 people who may have had close contact with the infected individual have been identified and contacted by public health nurses.
- Health officials are providing screening information to those potentially exposed and emphasize that active TB primarily affects the lungs with symptoms including prolonged cough, coughing up blood, fever, night sweats, weight loss, poor appetite, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.
