OAN staff ABRIL ELFI
3: 3 pm -Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Kansas's US Health Authorities and CDCs (CDC) have announced that Kansas is facing the “largest outbreak of TB (TB) in the history of the United States.”
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The Kansas Health Environment Bureau (KDHE) announced as of January 24.thhThere were at least 60 valid tuberculosis cases in Wyandet County, and there were seven cases in Johnson County.
In addition, there are 77 potential tuberculosis cases in Wy and Dot County, and there are two in Johnson County.
KDHE explained that a case -related case was first reported in January 2024 and had two deaths related to the occurrence. Both occurred last year.
“The current Kansas City, Kansas Metro Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak is the largest document in the current US history (currently (in the 1950s, the disease management prevention center (CDC), the CDC) monitoring tuberculosis cases. “When the report started),” This occurrence is still in progress. In other words, there may be more cases. “
The Spokesman of the Disease Control Prevention Center (CDC) recorded cases of more than 170 tuberculosis from 2015 to 2017 and inactive tuberculosis of 400 cases, and in 2021 in bone transplantation. It was noted that the related 2021 outbreak is related to 113 people.
Health authorities believe that the risk of ordinary people and nearby counties is very low, and the department is acting in accordance with CDC recommendations.
The CDC reminded Kansans, worried that MyCobacterium Tuberculosis is a bacterium that causes tuberculosis. According to government health agencies, it is one of the most common infectious murderers in the world.
Tuberculosis is sent from person to person through the air. Coughs, lectures, or singers with tuberculosis are released in the air. In addition, these bacteria can stay in the air for several hours before they infect someone else.
Tuberculosis symptoms include cough, blood or pH cough, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, anorexia, fever, and sweat, and sweat.
Potential or inactive tuberculosis is also possible. This is when people are infected with tuberculosis bacteria living in the body for many years without causing illness. People with inactive tuberculosis cannot spread it to others. However, if you have not processed, you can develop an active TB later.
According to CDC data, the United States saw more than 8,700 TB cases last year.
TB has several treatment regimens in TB, which can last 4 to 9 months depending on the process of treatment.
A vaccine known as Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is given tuberculosis to children in the general country. However, it is generally not recommended in the United States. Due to the low risk of bacteria infection, the effectiveness of various vaccines in adults and potential interference of vaccines through TB tests.
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