A student sick with tuberculosis could have exposed hundreds at a Georgia high school, amid an alarming global spread of the disease.
Local public health officials identified the infected student at Walton High School, in Marietta, the Cobb County School District told USA TODAY in an email.
The student with the bacterial disease had contact with about 200 students and faculty, prompting public health officials in Cobb and Douglas counties to conduct tuberculin skin tests Tuesday, according to Valerie Crow, a spokesperson for the local public health department, said…