The Southern Nevada Health District is directing a public health investigation after a UNLV School of Nursing employee at the university's Shadow Lane Campus tested positive for active tuberculosis, according to a school release Thursday.
The health district is conducting the investigation in accordance with its statutory and regulatory responsibilities as the local health authority under Nevada law.
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infectious disease that typically affects the lungs and spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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