Faculty, staff and students at Kennesaw State University will be tested for tuberculosis after a person at the college tested positive for the disease, university officials said Friday.
KSU officials have notified the entire campus of the case, and sent an additional notification to about 200 people who had frequent contact with the infected person, campus spokeswoman Tammy DeMel said in a statement. Those 200 people have been strongly encouraged to take a TB skin test, either on campus or from their own physician.
The first part of the skin test will be administered on campus on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Health officials will return to KSU on Thursday to interpret the skin test results.
Tuberculosis, or TB, is caused by a bacterium that usually attacks the lungs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TB is spread through the air, but not through general contact with others, such as shaking hands, sharing food or drinks, kissing or touching bed linens or toilet seats.
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