KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Another public health concern is making the rounds locally in KCK.
49 patients in Wyandotte County are being treated for tuberculosis. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports another seven cases in Johnson County. The total of patients in Wyandotte County is more than public health officials reported in all of 2023.
While this is a worry, healthcare professionals advise the public not to panic since TB isn’t spread as easily as other communicable diseases, such as COVID-19.
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The Centers for Disease Control says tuberculosis, which is a bacterial infection, is spread when people speak or cough. The symptoms are wide-ranging…