Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-07
CATCHING" TUBERCULOSIS,
OR INFECTION

= TIE uau NJ works IN - living
.ittlHg * VIII t4brr,4In-l- means a
N"'t raj daHg'r fpt uEIt Ia hi own life
LAT Ia IT. i4s"- % IN " Z" at children
a. ~ H. w"althi-r r.ighhar may la
a. .-l.. MS tsf.fin- sares ami AK. the cure
t"r tab'rt 44asis without materially stfeet-
lug - fauII4s health ~ income The
o"ussnp'ls. ~otkingman "b the other
hand. must xiv Up his Jot and MI II his
orlA in'"uIs and al the same tim he Is
frequently eemp' He'd To remain at home.
constant source OF danger TO his family.
say. sou who read this arti,l- consider
ahl. monsN and suffering { YOU learn
from II Tow TO avoid the entrance Of
tuter, uloris INTO your BODY.
Tuberculosis Is infectious AMI oommuni :
cable from one person to another 1t df-
f.rs in some respects from scarlet fever.
measles. smallpox. so-called "contAgi-
Gus diseases. IN that tuberculosis requires
repeated exposure. and certain special
sick to til. well. !, Is not inherited bu,
must be communicated through one Of IN.
following source. from On. i~rson to an.
uth.r
The inf-rt4on /, derived IN the very
arg. majority Of eas.s from tn. sputum
dis harg-d from 'ai.u u ulcersting tu-
h-I,l.s In thu lungs
,.ffain number 81 persons chiefly
infants ESTIMATED NaiiolsiN from one TO
ten per cent 81 all aces. receive the it.
;e, ton from he mix Of tub'rrulous oo.s
\ N.rK lew others NAV possibly oh
tam the inf.' ton from the arin- AMI
f. al Dis harg"s II consumrtis.. or from
Winch ar tie sat q ule'rstius tube
,ul.~i>
H. Nv .,tremels rare Instance
th. Infection - conveyed through ne
flood 81 H.. mother =" an unborn child
hut m. offspring s.Itnm survive long
y" injection cav b. eonNeNed from
tuberculosis OF the closed or uon-ulesf .
at.d YatistN ~ aftsr alterations arr con-
pl"teIs healed
Win r'sard =" tie mannsf - Infection.
<tlIi h-srinx a. mind that iah.rc1las ,
~ 1T be- eanlnLria st-t from "n. prison
- arn'hef " Ind hat BY lar The nio-t
..ast common bA collation. - wound
ar abrasion Con ..i"r.ng 'acH - thss.
"iaaies Il Infection it'tlr u"rs earefIliS
i-arn that
Th- es4ni a. i4aalei tns., aftsn
IN dasf TT. duet a. ma-t 'ftsn ,"utaf.-
mated b., careless sflttfng hut ~. germs
r.as also =. giten eft ~ u. at OF ,ough.
INK with the noufa Unprotected or
hawking sn.-zing. loud talking singing
"r laughing Gsi.t breathing carries 10
Tn haein. may be s~siie.e4 WITH
food whieh has h..n ,an'aminatsd Win
mix hutf.t and Other ds.rt prod uefs
derived from ,oWs Suffering from bos Ne
Innfflla,lnn ~ tho Infection Of cut.
scratches ~ attractions : not frequently
,l~efKrd
against infection from tuberculosis chill
df.n ar. more susceptible than anyone
.lse ~ IL. axe - IS frequently as hIzh
a. - PER cent uf tn population may show
n. presence Of tn. germs. though not that
many may be sick with ,ubereulosi- In
view however OF the fact that thsss
germs may lay quiet In the hn-iY of the
, MD for years until with GnfAVorsble
surroundings his resistance l. lowered
capsing the disease to develop. IL Is -
tremels important that fathers and moth
-rs 10 eNerNtting possible 20 keep the1r
children away from danger Of Infection
tn heir earlier year,
h - -
keep the child rugged and healthy t.
faiher and mother whether they have
tuh.rculosi- or NJ should be scrupulous
n aarefH In th.fr habits % splitting AMI
personal hygiene The working father
owes n not only 10 hs own health hut -
thai - Ms children TO avoid fub.rculos
In +xrry possible way.