Show additional facts about tuberculosis given what causes and who gets it this is the second ol 01 a series ot on the subject written by a member 0 one ot the county committees mit tees tuberculosis la caused by a germ I 1 called the tubercle bacillus this germ Is so small that a thousand can pass through a pin hole they helst relst drying and freezing but will di after exposure to sunlight fresh air or boiling water most people by the time they I 1 reach adulthood are infected with tuberculosis but infection does not mean disease it would take many small doses of the germ to produce disease most chest doctors claim that yon no not breathe the germs you EAT them they enter through the mouth into the body and are carried by way of the circulatory system to the various organs usually 45 of them attacking the lungs another excellent reason tor teaching children to wash their hands frequently during the day and al before putting food into the fay practically all people are infected it behooves everyone n live a well regulated life dont burn tho candle at both ends by overwork over work overplay over play or prolonged worry so long as the body keeps the upper hand all is well boys and girls in the teen should be most carefully watched tuberculosis takes its greatest toll f om among young people between ahe ages of 16 and 25 every high school student should ibave a maa test followed by an xray X ray it the reaction to the test is showing infection forewarned Is forearmed tuberculosis infection apparently does little harm as long as the individual keeps in good health in tact it teems to increase the body resistance les istance against the future onset of the germ although the germ will attack the human family at any age it is generally agreed that few people who have passed the age of 30 with out contracting it and who keep themselves physically tit will develop it in later years although Altho uRh the death rate is high between the ages of 20 and 45 years it geachis re achis its peak at from 21 to 28 years and although there are now fewer deaths last years survey shows a decided increase in the number 0 new cases american people ought to quit living life in such a hurry |