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Metro Atlanta High School Teacher Has TB

Posted: 9:30 am EST March 11, 2010Updated: 4:24 pm EST March 11, 2010

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A teacher at a DeKalb County high school has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, according to school system officials.

The teacher from Southwest DeKalb High School told school officials on Wednesday that she has TB, according to school district spokesman Dale Davis.

School officials sent home a letter informing students and parents about the teacher's illness, Davis told Channel 2 Action News.

READ: TB Letter To Parents & Information

TB is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine and brain.

According to the CDC's Web site, "TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with active TB coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected."

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