Duchon said the school’s nursing staff was notified by a parent. Cole said the children were not hospitalized.
“Someone with leprosy would have skin lesions usually, and they can have fever, fatigue, joint pain,” Cole told ABC7. “Transmission or spread to others is very unlikely. We don’t feel there’s a risk in the school setting.”
Cole, citing national health guidelines, said officials do not consider workplaces or schools the types of places where leprosy could be transmitted, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Even if the cases were confirmed … leprosy is not easily transmitted to others, and we don’t feel like there’s a risk in the school setting,” she said. “It’s not a highly contagious disease.”
