The
patient who's suffering from a potentially highly contagious type of
tuberculosis and remains hospitalized at the Dr. Georges Dumont Hospital
is a business faculty student at the University of Moncton who was on
hand for the first week of classes.
Medical authorities indicate the student’s condition is getting better and are optimistic the risk of infection is low.
They're also confident only those people who had close contact with the affected student are at risk of infection.
The
university is establishing a list of those who could have potentially
been in contact with the student, including other students, professors
and all other staff members.
Over the
next few days, health professionals will be present in the classes in
which the affected student would have been present during the
contamination period in order to answer questions that may arise.