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ETTV News Updated: "2011/05/06 17:10"
A male teacher at a junior high school in Keelung began showing symptoms of coughing in mid-February this year. However, the teacher did not take leave and continued teaching while wearing a mask. Unexpectedly, on April 25, the teacher was diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis. The school immediately notified the health department, but it took the health authorities five days to conduct tests at the school. Now, it has been confirmed that 11 students from the three classes taught by this teacher have been infected. Parents are questioning why the health department's response was so slow.
What caused the councilor to angrily shout in the school office? It turns out that a male teacher at this Keelung school was diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis on the 25th of last month, and the disease has since spread to 11 students across three classes. What’s worse, the teacher had been coughing since February—lasting for two months—yet the condition was not detected immediately.
Besides serving as a homeroom teacher, this male teacher also taught two other classes. What angered parents was that although the school was notified of the teacher’s illness on April 25 and immediately reported it to the health department, the response from the health authorities was sluggish. On April 26, the next day, they only sent personnel to provide guidance. It wasn’t until the 29th that students were tested for tuberculosis bacteria. Finally, on May 2—a full week later—it was confirmed that some students were infected. Although a follow-up X-ray examination on May 5 confirmed that the students’ conditions were no longer contagious, they now face nine months of medication.
Although the sick teacher has taken leave to rest, and the students only need medication to avoid major issues, early detection could have led to early treatment and prevented others from being exposed to the risk of infection.
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Teacher Coughs for 2 Months, 11 Students Contract Tuberculosis
A male teacher at a junior high school in Keelung began showing symptoms of coughing in mid-February this year. However, the teacher did not take leave and continued teaching while wearing a mask. Unexpectedly, on April 25, the teacher was diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis. The school immediately notified the health department, but it took the health authorities five days to conduct tests at the school. Now, it has been confirmed that 11 students from the three classes taught by this teacher have been infected. Parents are questioning why the health department's response was so slow.
What caused the councilor to angrily shout in the school office? It turns out that a male teacher at this Keelung school was diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis on the 25th of last month, and the disease has since spread to 11 students across three classes. What’s worse, the teacher had been coughing since February—lasting for two months—yet the condition was not detected immediately.
Besides serving as a homeroom teacher, this male teacher also taught two other classes. What angered parents was that although the school was notified of the teacher’s illness on April 25 and immediately reported it to the health department, the response from the health authorities was sluggish. On April 26, the next day, they only sent personnel to provide guidance. It wasn’t until the 29th that students were tested for tuberculosis bacteria. Finally, on May 2—a full week later—it was confirmed that some students were infected. Although a follow-up X-ray examination on May 5 confirmed that the students’ conditions were no longer contagious, they now face nine months of medication.
Although the sick teacher has taken leave to rest, and the students only need medication to avoid major issues, early detection could have led to early treatment and prevented others from being exposed to the risk of infection.
Source: http:/ / tw. news. yahoo. com/ art……rl/ d/ a/ 110506/ 142/ 2r2rk. html