Applicable To:  All employees

Approval Authority:  Chief George N. Turner

Signature:  Signed by GNT

Date Signed:  3/22/12

This Notice amends APD.SOP.3080 "General Procedures" addressing exposure to and defining Tuberculosis and Meningitis.

Section 4.6.5 Precautions

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Employees exposed to known tuberculosis or meningitis patients will be tested appropriately.           

Employees who transport a suspected or known tuberculosis or meningitis patient will notify his or her

supervisor, transport the subject with the vehicle's windows open, the air conditioning off and the fan in non-re-circulate mode.

Section 5 Definitions

5.21

Tuberculosis: A communicable disease, caused by a bacteria resulting in lesions in the lungs, bones  

and other body parts.  Tuberculosis may be contracted through respiratory secretions from the  respiratory tract.

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Meningitis:  An acute bacterial infection of the brain and spinal cord associated with fever, severe

 headache, nausea, vomiting and coma.