| Show School T Tests for TB Seek End to 10 Disease The annual tuberculin skin testing program will be con con- conducted ducted March 18 and 19 an an- an announced Ashel Evans Uintah County schools superintendent THE ACTION in support of utah's TB eradication program is meant to virtually rid the state of the disease said Uin Uin- Uintah tah County Public Nurses Alta Rust and Helen Walker The way to wipe out TB isto is isto to block its spread to children the nurses explained The TB skin testing program will screen five and year she old school children grad grad- graders ers and all school employees UTAH HAS less TB than most states and is in an excel excel- lent position to eliminate the disease Unless meaningful and massive strides are made now while health conditions are aregood aregood good and tuberculosis anti drugs effective tuberculosis er- er eradication er may be impossible in the future Mrs Rust said The tuberculin test is a skin test that indicates r TB germs are in the he body A small amount of material is in in- in injected under the outer layer of skin Within 48 to 72 hours later results can be read THE PROGRAM is being planned and carried out by the the Uintah County School District the Uintah County Health De- De Department De of the State Division of and the Utah Tuber Tuber- Tuberculosis and Health Association |
