The Hermiston herald., December 12, 1940, Image 9

U /k o IS IN DANGER?
H o w TO AVOID IT
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Tuberculosis is not passed on from
mother to child at birth. But if there is
a sick person in the household and no
safeguards are provided, chances are
that the baby will get the germs of tu­
berculosis into his young body. Tuber­
culin-testing of babies and infants often
leads to finding unknown and unsus­
pected spreaders of tuberculosis within
the family circle.
Having lived through babyhood and early infancy, chil­
dren are comparatively safe from tuberculosis until they
reach high school and college age. Adolescence is a time
that is filled with danger. Many up-to-date high schools and
colleges now offer the tuberculin test which can be easily
given by the family doctor or the school physician. It is safe
and harmless. Wise parents welcome the information the
tuberculin test gives and feel that the price of X-rays, when
needed, is money well spent for safeguarding health and
life. Unwillingness to learn the truth has caused many deaths.
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Every case of tuberculosis comes
from another case Among the worst,
and yet unsuspecting spreaders of
the disease are old people Many an
old man or woman who thinks that
nothing is wrong but a cold, sinus,
bronchitis, asthm a or heart trouble,
may have tuberculosis unknown to
him and the rest of his family.
Sometimes the family physician does
not even suspect tuberculosis in such
a case because he has known the
person for many years and aside
from some symptoms that are blamed
on old age, he seems to be in fair
health. Why not find out and make
sure? The X-ray will tell
Young women in industry, middle-
aged men and the unskilled labor
groups furnish more victims of
tuberculosis than all other ag e or
occupational groups. Pressed by the
need for making a living, the wage
earner usually pays little attention
to the subtle warnings of forthcom­
ing disease. A few weeks or months
of loss of wages often means pov­
erty. Some of the largest industrial
and commercial employers have
found X-raying of employees to be
a sound business investment. Some
unions have X-rayed their members.
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While tuberculosis is more preva­
lent in some groups than in others,
it respects no boundary lines of race,
creed or social status. The disease
can spread from the poor to the
rich, from the illiterate to the well
educated, and vice versa It must be
fought on a broad front. Those who
cannot help themselves must be
given special attention. Steady prog­
ress is being made in finding tuber­
culosis among, and providing care
for, people with low incomes.
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FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
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