The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25
ADVICE TO FLU"
/ c0NVALEScENTS
SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT
INCREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS
: AFTER INFLUENZA !
EPIDEMIC.
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4 Beware tuberculosis after IN X
X fluenza. No need to worry If X
4 you take precautions in time. 4
4 Don't diagnose your own con- 4
x dition. Have your doctor exam 4
* inc your lungs several times at X
X monthly intervals. Build up your 4
4 strength with right living, good 4
y food and plenty of fresh air II
y Don't waste money on patent X
X medicines advertised to cure tu- (
X bercuiosis. +
* Become fresh-air crank and \
x enjoy life. 4
X
X + + l. 4 4 K h X K X 4 4 X X K X
Washington, D. C-(Special.)-Ac-
cOrding to a report made to the United
States Public Health Service, the cpl
demic of influenza I'm Spain has al
ready caused an Increase in the preva-
lence and deaths from pulmonary tu-
berculosiS. A similar association be-
tween influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News
HoihtCs liic NHISl IIltultdt ciuCcl VI tiIS
English public health service, in his
analysis of the tuberculosis death rate
In England.
In order that the people of the Unit
ed States may profit by the experience
of other countries Surgeon General
He Health Service has just issued q
warning emphasizing the need Of spe-
cial precautions at the present time.
Experience seems to Indicate" says
the Surgeon General, that persons.
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack of influenza are peculiar
ly susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions of its people recently affected
with influenza this country now Of
fers conditions favoring the spread of
tuberculosis"
One Million Consumptives In the
: United States.
. "1'hen you consider this q serious
menace| was asked. ''In my opinion
1t is, though / hasten to add it is dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard. So far as one can estimate
there are at present about one million
cases of tuberculosis in the United
States. There is unfortunately no
complete census available to show ex-
actly the number of tuberculosis per-
sons in each state despite the fact that
most of the states have made the dis
ease reportable. In New York city,
where reporting has been in force for
many years, over $4,000 cases Of tn
berculOsis are registered with the De-
partment of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the adj
dition of unrecognized and unreported
cases would make the number nearer
10000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years in birmingham. Mass, revealed
200 cases of tuberculosis in a popula-
ton of approximately $1,000. If these
proportions hold true for the United
States as a whole they would indicate
that about one In every hundred per
sons is tuberculouS. Each of these
constitutes source of danger to he
sudTuSu against.
What to Do
In his statement to the public Sur
geon General Blue points out how
those who have had influenza Shouts,
protect themselves against tuberculo-
sis. "All who have recovered from In
fuenza." says the Surgeon General. |
"should have their lungs carefully py- |
amined by competent physician. In
fact. ii Is desirable to have several ey-
sminatiors made a month apart. Such |
examinations cannot he made through |
the clothing nor can they be carried |
out In two or three minutes. If the |
lungs are found to he free from tuber- |
cuosis every effort should be made 10 |
keep them so. This can be done by |
right living. good food and plenty OF |
fresh air"
Danger Signs.