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There is no outbreak of Hansen's disease also known as Leprosy at our nation's schools. Word from the Ministry of Education.
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00:00 Leprosy at our nation's schools.
00:02 Word from the Ministry of Education tonight.
00:05 This is claims continue to circulate that there is an outbreak of the disease
00:10 at the Enterprise Government Primary School.
00:12 Education Minister Dr. Nian Gadsby-Dawley revealed that a parent of two students
00:17 tested positive for the disease and is being treated.
00:20 However, she says the children are not contagious.
00:24 The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association tutor is expressing concern.
00:28 As it says, it remains dissatisfied with the ministry's slow action in sanitizing the school
00:34 due to voice similar concerns to TV6 News on the 17th of January
00:38 following reports of a tuberculosis scare at Tranquility Secondary School.
00:46 The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association tutor can confirm that two students
00:53 of the Enterprise Government Primary School along with a parent was tested positive
00:59 for Hansen's disease also known as leprosy.
01:04 The school was sanitized late yesterday evening, that is Thursday, the 25th of January 2024,
01:14 and this was done due to the insistence of tutor and the members of staff.
01:22 Tutor is concerned with the length of time it is taking to have schools sanitized
01:29 when there are instances of contagious diseases, not only in this instance
01:37 at Enterprise Government Primary School, but at Tranquility Government Secondary School as well.
01:45 The Education Minister is appealing to parents to keep their children at home when they are ill
01:50 and to inform the principal of their children's school when they or their children are sick.
01:55 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia, says
02:00 Hansen's disease is an infection caused by a slow-growing bacteria.
02:06 It can affect the nerves, skin, eyes, and the lining of the nose,
02:09 but it's not easily transmitted and can be effectively treated.
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