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| Outbreak of Tuberculosis in Alabama Prisons |
| By letstalkmore.co.uk |
| Published: 09/05/2014 |
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Nine cases of tuberculosis have been diagnosed in the prisons in Springville Alabama which is the highest recorded till date. State director of TB control, Pam Barrett, has advised not to accept new inmates as the prison is already housing too many prisoners. The prisoners residing there presently will not be allowed to be transferred. The Centers for Disease Control states that inadequate ventilations play a major part in outbreak of this disease. According to Mayo Clinic, tuberculosis can spread when a person infected with the illness sneezes or coughs. This infectious disease caused 1.3 million deaths in 2012 around the globe. Read More. |
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