The term foo was borrowed from Bill Holman's Smokey Stover by a radar operator in the 415th Night Fighter Squadron, Donald J. Meiers, who it is agreed by most 415th members gave the foo fighters their name. Meiers was from Chicago and was an avid reader of Bill Holman's strip which was run daily in the Chicago Tribune.
The symptoms of tuberculosis infection in your lungs may include: 1  A persistent cough â there may also be lots of phlegm, sometimes containing blood. 2  Fever. 3  Tiredness. Loss of appetite.  Weight 1  loss. Sweating, particularly at night.  Chest pain when you breathe in, caused by inflammation of the membranes lining your lungs (pleurisy).
Scarring within the lungs. Scarring related to long-term inflammation (interstitial lung disease) may cause shortness of breath, chronic dry cough, fatigue, weakness and loss of appetite. Lung nodules. Small lumps can form in the lungs (rheumatoid nodules), as well as in other parts of the body. Lung nodules usually cause no signs or symptoms, and they don't pose a risk of lung cancer. In some cases, however, a nodule can rupture and cause a collapsed lung.