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One of our great leaders in modern medi
cine once said: ’’The battle against tuber
culosis is not a doctor’s affair; it be
longs to the entire public."
To eradicate tuberculosis in this country
rill roquiro the intelligent cooperation
of many individuals. And people can help
defeat tuberculosis only rhen they knor
and act on correct facts about tho disease.
Unfortunately, there are many rho knor
nothing about tuberculosis or cling to '
false and outmoded notions regarding it.
Ono glaringly false idea hbout tuberculosis
is that it is inherited. No one inherits
TB. Babies are not bom rith it. Tubers
culosis is caused by germs spread from
persons rho have it to others. If'the
disease seem3 to "run" in a family, it is
becauso close family contact gives the
germs an opportunity to spread from tho
sick’person to other members of the house
hold.
It was once thought that tuberculosis could
bo cured only in the mountains or the
desorto Some people are ttill influenced
by that notion. Yet wc know today that
climate has little to do with the cure;
that supervised medical care and complete
rest anywhere in the country are vastly
more important to cure than climate.
Some peoole remain convinced that tuber
culosis attacks only the very poor, tho'
young adult and ”natanally thin" people.
Actually there are victims of the disease
in every walk of life, overy age group and
every physical typo.
Thoro is a widespread notion that anyone
who looks and fOols healthy must be froo
of tuberculosis, Tho disease in its early
stage has no pronounced outward symptoms.
But by means of o. cheat X-ray, tuberculosis
can be detected in its oarly stage.There
fore, oven people who seam healthy should
get a chest X-ray at least once a year.
Everyone should know that tuberculosis can
bo provontod and that it can bo cured.Your
family doctor and you local tuberculosis
association can give you additional facts
about tho disease which will help protect
you against tuberculosis and will onablo
you to help prevent the spread of this
disease which kills 50.000 Americans a
year.
This column is sponsored, in the interost
of bottor health, by:
Tho local TtB. Association.
Material contributed by: Viola Thruaa.
Local Chairman