Plentywood herald., 1934-03-08
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D u q q y a a u VS
TUBERCULOSIS


Doctor. please write some ar
ticles on tuberculosis. pleads a
voice over the telephone.
81 have frequently done so in
the past explains the doctor,
why write on the subject AGAIN."
Because 1t is so much needed. .
protested the voice. People know
so little about it." So the promise
was given.
Prevention Is better than cure.
All teen age boys and girls should
receive the tuberculin test. Those
who react negatively need no
further examinations for several
months unless they develop sus-
picious symptoms. Those who give
a positive reaction should have
their lungs x-rayed. If tuberculos-
is is present, the sufferers should
be placed under treatment.
Parents should not wait untn
their children are i'll before they
have been examined. Public funds
should be used for examining
school children who are unable to
pay the fees. Suppose that one
case of tuberculosis is found among
ZOO children attending the school
The other 199 boys and girls are
protected by the removal of that
one.
The childhood type OF tubercu-
losis Is not difficult to treat. Most
OF the cases do not require hospi-
talization. Protection from furth
er exposure, energy1producing food ;.
conservation OF energy. medical and
nursing supervision are all that Isl
required. !"
The bacilli OF tuberculosis arel
usually found In the sputum OIL
children that have the disease in the
late secondary stage. though theI
germs are often present in thel
sputum In the early secondary
stage.
Human beings. especially child
rem, run great risk through drink
ing milk from tubercular COWS.
Many cases OF tuberculosis are
caused by inhaling the bacillI. and
through using eating and drinking
utensils that have been infected byl
sufferers from the disease.
The vast majority OF all cases
arise from infections from other
cases OF tuberculosis. Mere infec-
tion as usual thing Is not suffi-
Client to bring about clinical dis
ease. Some condition, physical or
mental, that lowers vital resistance.
is responsible for that. The closer
the contact. the more likely the In
fection.
Many children are sent out In
freezing weather with insufficient
1T is common to see the
children Of the well-to-do on the
streets with legs bare from the
ankles to the thighs. Sometimes a |
cold wind is blowing and the chill
dren are blue from cold. This low
ers their vitality as does an insuf-
ficient or poorly balanced diet.
tuberculosis is especially COM
mon among the undernourished
Girls and older women havel
brought many diseases on them
selves. especially tuberculosis, byI
fad diets. when they were trying to
reduce. When the food is insufft-
cient for the needs OF the body theI
normal tissues will suffer.
Prevention lis better than cure
When one has acquired tuberculos.
is, the mental anguish which the
patient endures Is only enqualized
by that which his family suffers |
The loss OF time, the long months
or years during which he must
spend In bed. almost equals taking
away so much time from his life.
Examinations don't cost much.
but the expense often amounts to-
of dollars before a fair
ly advanced case OF tuberculosis
can be returned to a normal life.