The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-05
Danger ignalsof Tuberculosis


I'm a previous article, it was stated that nearly everybody has tu-
berculosis at some time or other during his lifetime Autopses on
~ people have shown that hardly a single human being reaches
+ mature life without a scar on his lungs or elsewhere showing
rfwhere tuberculosis had attacked him, and he, by his normal resist
Because tuberculosis is 50 widespread, every man, woman and
fehild should give the most careful attention to those signs OF the
center the body in early childhood and may not cause any serious
fsrouble' for ten or fifteen years. Then, all of a sudden, when the
working conditions, these sleeping germs wake up and become &C.
tive in the destruction of the lungs or other organs. The WORKING
Imam or woman, therefore, cannot he too careful IN the safeguarding
~of health and in watching out for those symptoms which indicate
arr: :aRs' some sns Of aFi ths DANGER NJ sps sgna1s and Is what tu should a1 be- done about them7
% First of all, there is a cough that hangs on and will not
signal, which you cannot afford to ignore. It may start with wet
feet or some other insignificant circumstance, but no matter how the
cough started, if it does not go away, see your doctor at once. Colds
frequently weaken the bodily tone and resistance, so that it is easy
for the lurking germs to get a foothold.
tain amount of stomach trouble is another danger signal, which
you must not pass unheeded. Sometimes loss Of weight may come
from some other cause than tuberculosis, but it pays to be on your
guard: You may not have a cough and you may experience nc livery, very
3 whst t zour no szesP' w "a SbtS s h Sltpf be. " # you begin n to lose lose five, ten
= or more pounds without any apparent reason look Tor sound med
appetite, and trouble with bowels and stomach, even running to
diarrhea. Whether you are losing much weight or not, look out for
This c50? The as there is is that r run-down H. anthe!tim tired feeling. Most
people have days when they feel unusually tired, for some reason
T. liver may not be at all dangerous, but when every day for two or
three weeks you hate to get up and dread to %,? 90 - anything Ht4a ou w. lie
ing to you that some enemy inside your body is sapping your
r2tvitalty. Don't ignore the warning signal!
4 - T aufOuC VI tO VHSS JDPeNNe JS
~Sss;ng4y or all of them may come at one time. When, to any or ab
there is added a fever in the late afternoon or during the night
accompanied possibly by sweats, beware of this danger signal. 1t
is a bright red flag which Nature waves before you, cautioning you
to give immediate heed. Anyoneis temperature may rise at times,
some people, more easily than others. But when for a week every
AFTERNOON about four or five o'clock you've felt feverisb, or when
might after night you wake up in a dripping sweat, you may rest
assured that there is nothing normal about that. Go to your doctor
at once and tell him about it. You may, have no cough and no other
sign OF. disease, and this may be the only warning you'll get. Give
<heed to it at once. -. -,
(5) If you have a cough and in splitting you find streaks OF
blood in your sputum, you may rest assured that something is
wrong. 1t may not be a direct sign Of tuberculosis, but whatever 1t
lis. YOU should attend to it at once. You cannot afford to waste
time putting it off. Nature may give you that more emphatic
warming of the presence of tuberculosis, a hemorrhage of the lungs:
If so, don't be scared unduly. 1t is a danger signal, and If you
heed It, you may be safe.
There are other danger signals, some which you can see ana 1
some, which only a trained physician can detect. Your saiety ns
in getting medica! attention as early as possible. Tuberculosis can
be cured If it is discovered in time. The time to discover It IS when
the first symptoms show themselves. Don't take chances with
Death. You'll lose every time. ,
Go to a good doctor, if you notice any of these danger signals my
land insist that he examine you stripped to the waist. L you
afford a doctor, go to a free clinic and be examined. It may cost
"a few dollars to be examined, but it may save you hunoreas 9 o.
.dolars, untold suffering, and possibly your life and that CT your vile
land family. a~.u,,I,
IT, especially when it is first showing itself.
rNorE-rhIs Is the Fourth Of a Series Of Five Articles Pre9are oy IN
National Association for the Study and Prevention Of ubereuo no"
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