In one case reported by Wright, that of a cigarette smoker, the index was reduced to zero. The patient died three weeks later. Kellogg, supra , p 55 . Such 1920's analyses are confirmed by modern findings. Do not be confused by disinformation types who might tell you that tuberculosis is really correlated with alcoholism, with innuendo that you should ignore the data linking tobacco's toxic chemicals with tuberculosis.
Doctors are well aware of the joint tobacco-alcohol connection with tuberculosis.
Brown and Campbell, supra , p 156. Doctors have centuries of experience analyzing data on the causation process and who gets various conditions. Do not be confused by disinformation to the contrary, trying to confuse you. Acute Non-Influenzal Respiratory Disease Tobacco smoke contains large quantities of toxic chemicals . Tobacco is a poison.