More than 500 people asked to test for tuberculosis after case at Nebraska day care
The infected person was part of the YMCA’s drop-in child care program, so those at risk of exposure are primarily young kids.
@nursefrombirth This reminded me while picking up a prescription today, there was a sign stating that syphilis was on the rise...
@HealingHobbit Yep. That's trending up too.
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It wouldn’t hurt to sit our collective butts back down in science class.
@nursefrombirth I’ve read that Tuberculosis is one of the most ancient of diseases that has plagued mankind.
Many people, I understand, think of the old west when they think of TB, of sanitariums and what not, but I’ve worked in locked facilities, care centers, etc and my father was a nurse that worked in prisons and ER.
It’s still very much out there, and is a kind of quiet plague. Every now and again it makes enough noise to rise above the din.
May we soon find its end.
Douglas County officials declare health emergency amid TB exposure
#PublicHealth #News #Tuberculosis #TB #HealthAndWellness
https://www.wowt.com/video/2023/11/13/public-health-emergency-declared-tb-exposure-douglas-county/