WTOP-FM - Tuberculosis Not a Worry for Students Headed Back to School

Roberta DeBiasi, M.D., professor of pediatrics, told WTOP that parents do not need to worry about a tuberculosis outbreak as school starts up again, as it is rare for a child to pick up tuberculosis at school or during extracurricular activities.

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