Three active cases of tuberculosis reported in Maine as deadly disease continue to mark throughout the country
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There are three active cases of tuberculosis in Maine from this week, since TB continues to increase throughout the country, according to the Maine disease control and prevention Center, according to Portland Press Herald.
Lindsay Hammes, spokesman for the agency, said he is “aware of three cases of active TB with links to the Portland metropolitan area and is in the midst of the realization of our typical response.”
She said that Maine’s CDCs were working to reach anyone who could have come into contact with any of the infected patients so that they can be evaluated.
Hammes added that each case seems to be contracted from a separate source.
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The radiography of a patient with TB in New York in 2002. (Spencer Platt/Getty images)
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While it is not as contagious as flu or COVID-19, tuberculosis is the most fatal infectious disease in the world, killing more than one million people every year, according to the World Health Organization.
A high school student in Riverside County in California also tested positive for an active case of TB this week, authorities said, but they receive treatment and is excited to recover completely, Ktla-TV reported.
Last week, another active case was reported at a high school in Michigan, WWJ-TV reported.
An illustration of tuberculosis bacteria. (Getty)
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After decades of decrease, tuberculosis cases began operating in 2021, after a great decrease in 2020, the US disease control and prevention centers. UU. Informed in 2022, and the trend has continued since then.
In Maine, the state CDCs reported that there have been 28 cases of TB this year until the end of July, according to The Herald, but emphasized that there is no outbreak.
Not all those infected with TB obtain symptoms, but those with active cases may suffer persistent cough, which includes blood or sputum, chest pain, fever and fatigue.
Medical care worker who uses a protective tuberculosis mask and washing hands. (Getty)
TB is a bacterial infection that is directed to the lungs, but can also infect other organs, and spread from person to person through the air, according to Johns Hopkins.
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The disease is curable with antibiotics.