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The County Tuberculosis Program, San Diego City College (SDCC) and SDCC's Early Education Center (EEC) are working in close collaboration to notify employees, students and children potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) on the SDCC campus. The dates of potential exposure were from September 15, 2023, to February 21, 2024. Those known to have been potentially exposed were directly notified and provided direction from health officials. Exposures to the general public, most SDCC students and faculty, and other employees are believed to be limited. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease transmitted through inhalation of bacteria spread when someone sick with TB coughs, speaks, sings, or breathes. Symptoms of active TB include persistent cough, fever, night sweats, and unexplained weight loss. For more information, contact the County TB Control Program at (619) 692-8621.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
The five-month exposure window (September 15, 2023 to February 21, 2024) spans two academic semesters and reflects the typical delay between TB infection, symptom onset, clinical diagnosis, and public health notification.
The involvement of the Early Education Center (EEC) -- an on-campus childcare facility -- was particularly significant because children are more vulnerable to TB disease progression than healthy adults.
The statement that exposure for 'most SDCC students and faculty' was 'believed to be limited' was a calibrated message designed to reassure the broader campus while still reaching those at genuine risk.