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IS TUB HCUIQSI ?w
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swers to
"Do you know what tuberculosis
The "'root majority of our an
quick "Y:
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if
question would bo
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strong that it would fall apart
Uovi when wo a
a -ain receivin'
the Christmas So: Is t’xrou h which we
support part of the vast organized
fight for us against*tuberculosis
--in, day out, year in, p ■
out, by the rational Tuberculosis
Association and
affiliated as'soci
VO +“
rare
oil.
m 1
00
ns tliroughout
the country, we should find cut
tuber
what we redly know abov
C 0 3 kS .
It is imperative that wo•know
all we can i ' out tuber c* 1 -for
kn owl eel; e is our real weapon against
the prevention of disease* There
is no vaccine for its 'prevention, nc
drug for its cure. The victories
gained in the past have boon' truly
victories of education* Yet, sur
mising enough, there are still nanj
misconceptions a' out the disease
held by r any people. Yar.y of us do
not know even the few facts that
we should know.
The r
culo3is ca
tures some
is c
bacill . .
istaken :sliof that tuber■
n be ini rited 3till tor
poople> -■ But tiib. rcu 1 obis
by c the tub re '
Ivory person having the
a u.
Qisoase nr. 3 "cuuy: u ie- i.
one o 1 r. c who 'has it.
Do3pair, based on igr.imanco,
still strikes souq poo pic v;? ic n ' they
verdict—tul ercul1 3is. An
other wrong belief has perslstcd
incurability of the disease. Put
tubercv.losis can be erred, if found
early. The hope in gottirm well lies
in beginning treatment early.
Tuberculosis can be in an ad
vanced stage before any symptoms
ear. It can hide behind apparen
tly "healthy looks" for r..o the.
rp
‘he
X-ray can fine tuberculos
am' svnotO'nS
cones that
. »v> Cv.!
chest
--nay w:
.no part o.
n>
*)*> £ o 2p q
;hc tine
LI be a
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tremendous str
can
r :.nidly
J-^ward complete
eradication of the disoca.
Uncurlsinsd tIrcdnes:
~ •*» nifirnal
of vo1 - . :,
■ 1 g w s ^ j
cou h that
, Other
Ion. Of
is er dan
arc loss
a:; afternoon fever,
hrrg3 on, and b1ocd
jpit
3 one. of us are not y i r id-of
the belief, long since cm;lodod,
that clinatb is of major i: porta nee
in the treaty. nt of the d:: os so.
kith e •,rt medical care .
ed rest the disease can 1
almost am* cl inr to.
solut.
3i;r o o.
Another f:
nay
i 11 •.
:s ion
; that
to :1s
too
.•r.t
of
d.1 3 0 as
corn
1' -v» t r
J
ho
cap’ -.a size
it
;hc declining‘d a ;h rate
is -cod news. ' o need to
0.1*3.01. ±C. J 1Z •
■■larrainr
persons still dying with ‘t
;lo:
us and
- 4 1 r
every year. 3imty-four t
persons died from tuberev
year. I "o need to crphasia the
tremendous mortality anon young
more
people.
Tuberculosis l:il"
persons between the are:
and
45 than
o-thor disease l
this on.
kr.owled
can prev
b
; my OUJ
- “J
.anon
U -P HH
V.o b.r.\c r double duty i
i..st tube rculos ' o .
t1 f in:, r.c .!11 y - - M i
the
mvi n c
r* o r* lives. reiiu: ’ ir--c.nd
x:o rius.t t::l:c nn e.chive punt in th
Fiy'.t tv vs in;; the ?mov;lo- c abou
f“ ' rT 4 ors o 4- "’ i 4- " r« r t r 4 "1 "* » “! J ■ r\ - i o
w * -. . .. o C. V c*. XJL v .. J i/O .
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