Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-23 | Page 1 | Flu Big Factor in Tuberculosis Experts Declare

j FLU BIG FACTOR ! in tuberculosis ! experts Declare ST. LOUIS, Mo,, April 23. j Medical science must develop ! some method for exterminating" 1 or controlling influenza if the fight against tuberculosis is. to j bo successful, according to i j speakers at the annual conven-) conven-) tion of the National Tuberculos-I Tuberculos-I is association here today. I Examination of post-influen-1 ' za cases develop that 65 per ; j cent were infected with the tu-i tu-i bercle baccili. j Great headway could be made J in checking the spread of tuber-i tuber-i culosis, if employers would real-' real-' izc the value of having their em-I em-I ployes undergo examination, ac-cording ac-cording to Dr. John S. Billings, j director of the New York Tu-J Tu-J berculosis association. Many cases are, in that way, J detected in the incipient stage i and proper attention effects a I complete cure.