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The San Diego County Office of Communications, reported in case of one person diagnosed with tuberculosis at Sycuan Casino, so several fear that both customers and employees have been exposed to contagion. Casino officials are working to notify potentially exposed individuals.
According to the authorities, it is believed that the person infected with tuberculosis was from April 1, 2021 to December 9 of the same year. Therefore, several health experts consider that the exposure to contagion was great.
Like covid-19, tuberculosis is an extremely contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects the lungs. However, due to covid-19 prevention measures, it is believed that the risk of contagion was lower.
Between the main symptoms of tuberculosis include cough, fever, night sweats and unexplained weight loss. However, unlike other respiratory illnesses, the condition is treatable and can be cured by medication prescribed by a doctor.
Despite preventive treatments and vaccines, tuberculosis became one of the leading causes of death in the United States. However, over the years it has become a disease that has decreased over the years, due to prevention in the child population.
According to the CDC, in In 2011, a little more than 3,000 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Hispanics or Latinos in the United States., which corresponded to 29 percent of all tuberculosis cases nationwide.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tuberculosis can affect some ethnic groups more than others. In the United States, one of the highest rates of tuberculosis has been recorded in the Hispanic community, due to several factors that have changed as the pandemic progressed.
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