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In this Feb. 1, 2014 photo, a tuberculosis patient shows his X-ray. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A Texas woman with undiagnosed tuberculosis worked at a nursery in an El Paso hospital for nearly a year before she was diagnosed, potentially exposing 706 babies and 43 co-workers to the disease, reports Reuters. Calling TB “serious but treatable,” El Paso’s Department of Public Health is now working to track down those who might have been exposed to screen for the disease. ” We want to be extra …Story continues here…