Illness could rise as U of A students return to class, Pima County Health Department says

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When students go back to school or back to college that puts people in the sort of close quarters ideal for spreading germs.'There will be increased opportunity for respiratory transmission, both in schools and also in students that are coming back and living in dorms,” Pima County Health Director Dr. Theresa Cullen said. “Remember, a dorm is considered a congregate setting, so there's multiple people coming in from all over the country going to live in, you know, fairly close quarters.

Cullen said health officials worry other contagious illnesses will make a comeback because more people are resisting vaccines.

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