Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-17
1ubercuIin Test
Given Browning
School Students

School Students
Survey Undsr Way BY Msatssa
tuberculosis Association to
Carry on Battle Against Disease;
Or. Sehrader Giving Services
Browning sc no Dis among others
of the state are being given q
thorough survey as preventive
and corrective of tuberculosis
this week a tuberculin test being
administered to most of the stu
dents. There being an insuffic.
ent quantity of material on hand,
approximately 100 students re.
main to be given the test.
The work is being carried on
in the local schools by DR.. H. F.
Schrader. who is giving his ser
vices without charge, assisted by
Gladys Mcclure, field nurse of
the Montana tuberculosis A.
ISOLATION. The Association is
sponsor. the group getting the
cooperation of the State Board of
Health.
In cases where the test reveals
a threatening condition. that is
to say. if the individuals blood
shows a tendency towards tuber-
culosis, X.rays will be taken by
DR.. Schrader to establish the ad
visibility of treatment.
The National tuberculosis As
sociation. in connection with the
tuberculin test, is distributing
the following. explanatory of it:
The tuberculin test is a HARM
less skin test. 1t shows whether
or not there are tuberculosis
germs in PERSONS body. 1t is
these germs that cause tubercu
losis. or consumption as it used
to be called.
The doctor puts a drop of liquid
made in the laboratory into the
skin. If in two days there is a
raised spot (which may also be
red) at the place where the test
was made. the test is positive.
That means that there are tuber-
culosis germs somewhere in the
body. Sometimes the test has to
be given twice.
A positive test does not mean
that you have tuberculosis. The
germs in the body may be doing
no harm whatever. Or. again,
they may be. The test does not
answer that question. Bur no
one should worry simply because
he has a positive tubercuIin test.
1t is merely an Indicator. Then,
why should the test be made?
One good reason why it should
be made is to learn if a person is
living with someone who has tu
berculosis. The germs got there
from someone who has the dis
ease. Living with such a person
day after day is dangerous. The
test gives US a clue. If positive.
the question to be asked is,
Where did the person get the
Rerms?" Every effort should be
made to find out wehre, and also
whether he is in danger of
getting more from the same
source. In many household
there is someone, a member of
the immediate family. an aunt, Il
grandparent, a boarder, or some
one else who has tuberculosis in
chronic form and does not know
it. In schools tuberculosis has
been found even among teachers
and janitors.
tuberculosis commonly starts
trouble in youth. But usually
there are no signs of it at tirsv
and the only way to be sure is to
X-ray the chest. If the tubercu-
lin test is positive, the person
should be X-rayed to be sure
that no damage is being done. In
high schools about one out Of
every three student is positive
These should all be X rayed. In
older groups he number of
positives is usually greater.
tuberculosis is a serious disease,
Each day. it kills about 200 per-
sons ia the United States. 1t
spreads from one persn TO an
other. We must try to find all
the spreaders. As long as there
is a single case among US. none
of US is safe. We must also try
to find tuberculosis in its very
early stage. before it has done
mucn damage to the lung for then
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