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Passengers Exposed To Tuberculosis in Canada

June 1, 2009 at 11:24 pm | In Diseases, Health, Health Information, Infections | 1 Comment

A passenger travelling in Canada, from Alberta to British Columbia with active tuberculosis on May 24 has public health officials worried. They want to get this information out to the public as soon possible.

The bus made several stops between the two provinces, and several people were getting on and off the bus.

Tuberculosis is a contagious disease that can be picked up from the infected person through air droplets. Those particularly at risk are those with existing HIV infection, to these persons it can be a deadly disease.