Show tuberculosis MOST COMMON DEATH CAUSE 1 11 I wonder it if ive got the con ive been losing weight coughing having night sweats and got get tired very quickly and notice that my heart beats fast at times but I 1 spit up any blood A story like that usually means active pulmonary tuberculosis bercu losis that Is moderately a advanced d and and can cain be dr nathan natha S diagnosed easily by davis I 1 III I 1 physical examination the tuberculosis anti antl campaigns have made people conscious of this disease and fortunately many now como come under treatment before the disease has progressed that th at far tho the case finding programs in schools and factories spot many active cases in which there are no symptoms nt at all in 1880 1600 tuberculosis caused over deaths per thousand in the united states but today it causes less than 60 per thousand this has tuberculosis ANNUAL DEATH RATE PER FER bages ACES 1691 1 t 9 1920 1930 2416 03 3 been a great accomplishment howver however e tuberculosis is still the most CO common cause tor for death ln in those between the ages of 15 and 34 contagious disease whenever an active case of tubers tuber is found two questions must always be asked from whom did he get it to whom has he given it did he get it from his mother his father his grandmother his school teacher the hired girl the hired man or the boarder lie probably acquired his infection in childhood though he may not have developed symptoms until ho he was in his lato late teens or early twenties girls seem to be less able to resist the infection than boys possibly the more taxing changes duo due to puberty in the girls account for for this frequent examinations As the infection Is usually acquired several years before it develops to a point where it causes symptoms it is often difficult to determine the source of the infection it is therefore advisable for all and especially for those regularly in contact with children to be thoroughly examined for tuberculosis at frequent intervals all should have a tuberculin test and if it is positive a chest xray X ray so few adults have a negative tuberculin test tes t that it is better that they should all be X rayed and fortunately methods are now being developed which will reduce the cost of that procedure high school boys and girls and those of college age should be tuberculin tested annually strange as it may seem tuberculosis is relatively more prevalent in rural areas than in cities and towns though it Is most prevalent in slum areas it would seem that farm children would be less apt to be ba exposed to tuberculosis than would the city dwellers that the healthy farm life would make them more resistant to the disease too frequently it is felt that the rest fresh air and sunlight and good food needed for the treatment of tuberculosis bercu losis ca can n be obtained just as well at home As a result the whole family is exposed and several will probably develop the disease the need tor for quarantine in this chronic contagious disease Is just a as great as it Is in the acute such as scarlet carlet faver or small pox have a tuberculin test made or preferably have a chest xray X ray taken that you may be certain that you have no active pulmonary tuberculosis A fence lasts thrpo three years a dog lasts three fences a horse three do dogs s and a man inan three horses QUESTION BOX send to dr nathan S davis III winn ax ill lEn lanclose Enc close iose a seu sell addressed stomped stamped envelope Q what would cause the back of a mans neck and head to ache ile he also suffers from dizziness A infection may be the cause of his symptoms that hat Is too much pol son sen in system for or the tha liver to li handle andle an car coin dillon can also cause diz alz alness Q are arc operations tor for varicose veins advisable G L J A A int in some cases the results are c excellent bui bi they do harm in others other |