A case of tuberculosis at Raapoto high school

Far from the figures announced by this mother, only one case according to our information, a high school student resident in Moorea, would have been detected. A concern for this mother who sees Raapoto high school students every day go to the crossroads not far to eat or take a sandwich on the shelves.
Still according to our information, some teachers and high school students would be summoned next Monday for a screening test, a local survey and radios of the lungs. “We were called, but we were not told anything about the attitude to observe by then”, deplores one of them who does not know if he has to stay away from his family by next Monday or if the latter must be screened too.
Thursday, we tried to join the management of the establishment, which sent us back to the Directorate of Health, which finally sent us back to the Ministry of Health, which did not follow up on our requests on the subject.
This Friday, the Samuel Raapoto high school will be open for the display of the results of professional, general and technological baccalaureates from 8 am.
“In French Polynesia, the disease is endemic and 50 to 60 new cases are declared each year”, Explain on its site the health management which lists the stages of the screening to be set up. “The subjects contacts to be deducted are the people who have spent time with the sick person, a fortiori in a confined place. Tuberculosis screening requires several stages, all important: interrogation in search of personal or family history of tuberculosis, signs of vulnerability and clinical signs evocative of tuberculosis; pulmonary;
Screening lets you know if the contact subject is not infected, if it has a latent tuberculous infection (asymptomatic infection that will cause the disease in one case in 10) or if it is sick. Screening is free.