Show THE TEST on FOR tuberculosis this article tile the eighth in ili a see jes ies which is being published in tile times under the heading of facts A about bout tuberculosis P was written for or publication publik aaion before the test was given here last week but be used because it contains much valuable information some of which chic I 1 N may be useful in preventing inting or cur ing tuberculosis we aye are publish publishing ini it even after the test is over facts about tuberculosis ARTICLE 8 the test tor for is as given here last week to about Is simple and harmless to the ahe individual and it offers the chance to know it if you carry tuber infection or not the test is simply the injection of 0 diluted tuberculin into the flexor surface of the arm by means of a sterile needle it involves no after effects the patient Is instructed to return after a period of 48 hours so the medical attendant can read his reaction it if the react reaction lan is negative with that dose the attendant ten dalit may or may not make a second injection depending upon the patients general health etc it if a second injection is made and proves 0 o le be negative atter another 48 hours tile the tuberculin reaction is regarded as negative and the patient need feel no tear fear as to the possibility ot of immediate infection but it if the reaction is positive then the patient Is among those many thousands who have the infection somewhere in their body if your child does have a positive reaction dont let it terrify you or him try to accept it quietly and not act wisely in directing the daily habits ot of the child so BO that lie he will I 1 not ile he subjected to undue fatigue and so risk the chance of causing tho infection to develop into actual disease remember that a positive reaction always means infection but toes does rot always mean disease it remains for tile the xray X ray to establish the latter as a tact fact xray X ray evidence anu latoi atory tests teats are still the achl t f means of 0 feri ferreting eting out tile the daglio sis bis mot ilot ilo t children who show a positive post infection do not have the disease in their lungs but rather in the lymph nodules or glands and 1 mi m with i if I 1 reasonable care these areas readily calcify thereby insuring the safety of the child so BO long as ha h lives a life that provides the essentials of 0 rest fresh air and good food dont think that because your child is overweight he is safe and does not need the Alanto ux hegt the on childhood types or of tuberculosis from the national association so new your has this to say the application or of modern knowl edge of tuberculosis has revealed the widespread occurrence of grave tuberculosis infection infect ioa in children who iri well nourished and apparently in good health many children have the childhood typo type of tuberculosis without manifesting any symptoms that can to be ascribed to the dise disease aze tuberculosis may be found in overweight average weight or underweight children the tendency to tire easily may be said to be the most common kympton in children dowa don t get the mistaken notion that a positive reactor need in any sense be ba isolated from other children unless of 0 course the xray X ray and laboratory tests prove he has an open lesion in which case he will be given strict bed rest A large percentage of american people and of other people are positive reactors infection from milk or dairy products is a possibility to be considered when accounting for the presence of infection or disease in little children of course the chief source of infection lies in ili contact with some other member of the family who has an active case of tuberculosis mit the mere fact that your neighbor or some relative of the family has the disease is no reason to think that you and your family is endangered unless you have been subjected to intimate and prolonged exposure such as living in the same household over an extended period of time and nursing the sick patient etc no one need die from tuberculosis it can be conquered by intelligent cooperation of patient and doctor |