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Elon reacts to tuberculosis outbreak at UNCG
by Jack Dodson, March 16, 2010
Tuberculosis made its way to the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, last month causing the school to take preventative measures to stop the disease from spreading.
One student went to the school health clinic complaining of cold and flu-like symptoms. When he received his chest X-ray results, it showed he was sick with something more than the flu.
"Medically, his lungs did not look well, so they immediately admitted him to Moses Cone (hospital)," said Helen Hebert, the associate vice chancellor for university relations at UNCG.
Three days later, the student was diagnosed with tuberculosis and still remains in the hospital.
The Guilford County Department of Health came in to control efforts help maintain the situation. Hebert said that at first, the school did not tell anyone when they found out that it was tuberculosis because the university wanted to speak to the student, his classmates and members of his residence hall before releasing the information to the public.
Hebert said there wasn't widespread panic on the campus when the notice was put out. But, about 600 people needed to be tested for the disease.
"We knew it would get around the campus," she said.
Of all the students tested, Hebert said about 28 are being treated as positive...
Elon reacts to tuberculosis outbreak at UNCG
by Jack Dodson, March 16, 2010
Tuberculosis made its way to the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, last month causing the school to take preventative measures to stop the disease from spreading.
One student went to the school health clinic complaining of cold and flu-like symptoms. When he received his chest X-ray results, it showed he was sick with something more than the flu.
"Medically, his lungs did not look well, so they immediately admitted him to Moses Cone (hospital)," said Helen Hebert, the associate vice chancellor for university relations at UNCG.
Three days later, the student was diagnosed with tuberculosis and still remains in the hospital.
The Guilford County Department of Health came in to control efforts help maintain the situation. Hebert said that at first, the school did not tell anyone when they found out that it was tuberculosis because the university wanted to speak to the student, his classmates and members of his residence hall before releasing the information to the public.
Hebert said there wasn't widespread panic on the campus when the notice was put out. But, about 600 people needed to be tested for the disease.
"We knew it would get around the campus," she said.
Of all the students tested, Hebert said about 28 are being treated as positive...