Health officials issued a warning this week after someone at a suburban Chicago high school was diagnosed with active tuberculosis.
According to the Lake County Health Department, the case was confirmed at Waukegan High School, where an unidentified person was “recently diagnosed with active tuberculosis.” The school’s district was notified and health officials said the person was being isolated from others while undergoing treatment.
“Those who may have been exposed to the individual while they were contagious have been notified and we are working with them to set up a time for them to be tested,” the county health department said in a statement…