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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> mailman-bounces@tamu-commerce.edu [mailto:mailman-bounces@tamu-commerce.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kelly Daily<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 11, 2011 4:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> students-owner@listserver.tamu-commerce.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Student Health Services Health Alert<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=largegreen1>MEMORANDUM</span><span style='color:#111111'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>TO: Texas A&M University-Commerce Community <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>FROM: Student Health Services/Texas A&M University Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>DATE: 4/11/2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>SUBJECT: IMPORTANT HEALTH ALERT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>A member of the Texas A&M Commerce community has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and is currently undergoing treatment. The individual is no longer on campus and does not pose a continuing threat to the Texas A&M commerce community. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>However, tuberculosis, or TB, is a potentially severe and contagious disease considered to be a public health threat even though individuals rarely develop the disease from limited exposure to the bacteria. Therefore, Texas A&M Commerce is working closely with the TX Department of State Health Services to investigate and monitor this incidence of TB.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='color:#111111'>The risk of exposure and infection to the general campus population is extremely low, though everyone needs to be aware of this incidence. </span></strong><span style='color:#111111'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>Individuals who are likely to be more at risk because they could have been in contact with the infected individual for a prolonged time or in a confined space are being informed by the Dean of Student Services office about their higher potential risk. They will need to visit the Health Center on the Commerce campus Tuesday, April 19 for a free screening. No appointment is necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>Students taking the following classes are to participate in the screening:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>IS-351 – Monday/Wednesday 11:00-12:15 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>IS-352 – Monday/Wednesday 2:00-3:3:15 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>Reading 360 – Wednesday 4:30-7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>Reading 370 – Thursday 4:30-7:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>Tuberculosis is caused by <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>, a slow-growing bacterium that thrives in areas of the body that are rich in blood and oxygen, such as the lungs. TB in the lungs is spread to other people through the air when an infected individual coughs, laughs, speaks, sings or sneezes. The bacteria may remain airborne for several hours in some cases. For infection to occur, the bacteria must be inhaled and must reach the alveoli of the lung.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>Tuberculosis is either latent (dormant) or active. Latent TB occurs when a person has the TB-causing bacteria in his/her body, but cannot spread the disease to others. However, a person with latent TB can still develop active TB. Active TB occurs when the infection is spreading in the body; if the lungs are infected, the disease can be spread to others.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>An individual with latent TB will have no symptoms unless the disease becomes active. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>Symptoms of active TB may include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>ongoing cough that brings up thick, cloudy, and sometimes bloody mucus from the lungs (sputum); <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>fatigue and weight loss; <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>night sweats and fever; <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>rapid heartbeat; <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>swelling in the neck (when lymph nodes in the neck are infected); or <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>shortness of breath and chest pain (in rare cases). <o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#111111'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>When a person first develops active TB, the symptoms of the disease may be so mild the person may be unaware he/she has been infected. This also is true for people with latent TB because they have no symptoms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>Latent TB is usually found through a tuberculin skin test (also called a TB skin test, PPD test or Mantoux test) or a blood test. Active TB is diagnosed by finding the TB-causing bacteria in fluid from the lungs (sputum) or in samples from other parts of the body. Doctors sometimes use a chest x-ray to help diagnose active TB. A person infected with TB may not test positive for two to ten weeks after infection. A positive skin test does not mean active TB is present. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:#111111'>If you experience any of the symptoms listed above, please see your personal doctor or a physician at the Health Center. If you have any questions, please call Student Health Services at 903-886-5853 or contact the Hunt County Health Department at (903) 455-4433. You also may visit <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/tb/faqs">www.cdc.gov/tb/faqs</a> to learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#111111'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>