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| Lincoln University student dies of TB | Lincoln University student dies of TB |
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| A university student who died in hospital last week had contracted tuberculosis, health officials have confirmed. | A university student who died in hospital last week had contracted tuberculosis, health officials have confirmed. |
| The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said friends of Craig White, 21, were being offered screening for the infection after a postmortem examination identified disseminated TB as the provisional cause of his death. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said friends of Craig White, 21, were being offered screening for the infection after a postmortem examination identified disseminated TB as the provisional cause of his death. |
| White, a journalism undergraduate at the University of Lincoln, died on 12 December after being admitted to the Pilgrim hospital in Boston. The student, also from Boston, had tweeted about suffering from constant headaches in the months before his death. | White, a journalism undergraduate at the University of Lincoln, died on 12 December after being admitted to the Pilgrim hospital in Boston. The student, also from Boston, had tweeted about suffering from constant headaches in the months before his death. |
| In a statement issued by the HPA, Dr Katie Geary, a consultant in communicable disease control, said cases of disseminated TB were rare but not unheard of in the UK. She said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this sad time. As part of normal practice, all close contacts considered to be at risk of contracting the disease will be offered screening to see if they've been exposed to the infection. | In a statement issued by the HPA, Dr Katie Geary, a consultant in communicable disease control, said cases of disseminated TB were rare but not unheard of in the UK. She said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this sad time. As part of normal practice, all close contacts considered to be at risk of contracting the disease will be offered screening to see if they've been exposed to the infection. |
| "Exposure to the infection through contact with someone who has the illness does not mean that an individual will go on to develop TB. Transmission occurs through coughing of infectious droplets and usually requires prolonged close contact with an infectious case." | "Exposure to the infection through contact with someone who has the illness does not mean that an individual will go on to develop TB. Transmission occurs through coughing of infectious droplets and usually requires prolonged close contact with an infectious case." |
| An inquest into the death was opened and adjourned by the coroner for South Lincolnshire, Professor Robert Forrest. | An inquest into the death was opened and adjourned by the coroner for South Lincolnshire, Professor Robert Forrest. |
| TB, which can be treated with antibiotics, develops slowly, the HPA said, and it usually takes several months for symptoms to appear. Symptoms can include fever and night sweats, an unexplained prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss or blood in phlegm. | TB, which can be treated with antibiotics, develops slowly, the HPA said, and it usually takes several months for symptoms to appear. Symptoms can include fever and night sweats, an unexplained prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss or blood in phlegm. |
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