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Tuberculosis in Omaha: Westview YMCA had active case. 500 kids exposed

Exposure to a disease like TB requires being in a small, enclosed area for an extended period, Huse said. In a letter to health providers throughout the county, Huse wrote that people can get infected after someone with tuberculosis germs in their lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks or sings, causing bacilli, or germs, to float in the air that others then breathe… Source: Tuberculosis in Omaha: Westview YMCA had active case. 500 kids exposed