Wednesday, September 13. 1972
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University Daily Kansan
Coughing, Talking Spread TB Germs
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Tuberculosis is a destructive infection which is caused by a germ, the tubercle bacillus. In the United States about the only way of contracting this disease is by inhaling the germs. These are carried in tiny moisture droplets which have been discharged into the lungs during smoking or talking, by a person who has active tuberculosis.
When the tuberculosis germ enters the body for the first time the infection is frequently so mild that it will cause no symptoms and it heals without ever being diagnosed.
The lesions at this stage are so tiny that they cannot be detected by an x-ray and the diagnosis can only be determined by finding a positive reaction to the tuberculin skin test. However, it is at this time that the tubercle may spread through the blood stream in organs of the body and to the upper portions of the lungs.
The person's lung is undergoing an active destructive process and he may infect other individuals. Hospitalization, prolonged treatment with a combination of antimicrobial drugs and perhaps even surgery may now be required in order to arrest the patient's disease.
They may remain dermorg for years or they may become reactivated and cause the serious, contagious infection that can occur with active tuberculosis the germs multiply and damage some of the foci in the lungs to the extent that they soften and liquify in the center. This material is called a jelly and it can cause the tissue leaving a hole in the lungs that is called a 'cavity.'
At the time of a student's first enrollment on campus he is given a tuberculin skin test and a chest x-ray is taken. This is done in an effort to guard against the spread of tuberculosis in a group which lives and works in close proximity.
Since "infection" with the tubercle bacillus lasts for the lifetime of the individual, the most desirable state, of infection, is one in which the
It is estimated that about three to five per cent of young adults in the United States have a positive skin test. This test is of great value in the prevention of tuberculosis and is especially useful in very early, tubercular infection can be detected.
If treatment with Isoniazid is instituted at this stage and continued for approximately 12 to 18 months it is possible to avoid active contagious disease at some later date.
Individuals who once react positively to the skin test need not have it repeated; they will always be positive. It will be necessary for that person to have a chest x-ray, which may indicate his infection has subsequently become activated.
On the other hand, anyone who reacts negatively to the skin test should have it repeated once a year for as long as it remains negative. When and if it becomes infected, the doctor is guard against development of active tuberculosis.
Mary Hatfield, M.D.
For the first time, students at the University of Kansas may enroll in a new MIA braceret on campus instead of from the national headquarters of Voices in Vital America (VIVA) in Los Angeles, distributor.
VIVA, a non-profit national student organization, has three district offices in Conlan, Kansas City, Kau, junior; John Platt, Teophek fifth year pharmacy student, and Eric Ekund, Lawrence senior.
Money collected in Lawrence from the sale of bracelets will be used for a charity in Los Angeles, where the money is used to manufacture the bracelets and print the bumper decals and buttons. Conlan said.
Each bracelet honors one of the more than 1,500 American prisoners or missing-in-action soldiers in North Vietnam and is issued to the prisoner's name and the date it was reported captured or missi-
The distributors ask for a donation of 20 oz. of nickel bracelets or $2 for the bracelets. Also available are bumper stickers, decals, and
When a bracelet is sold, the buyer is urged to write President Nixon, their legislators or Hanoi, their neighbors or POWs and MIAs. Conta said.
"the main purpose in selling the bracelets isn't to make money for VIVA, but to get people to buy them," he said. "POWS and MIAs." Conlan said. The families of all servicemen listed on the bracelet have been convinced by the firm that fully approve and support the sale of the bracelets, Conlan said.
"This isn't some fly-by-night place where we just ride a name of something," she said. "When someone buys a bracelet, VIVA will tell them where the bracelet is."
Conlan is a U. S. Navy veteran and Eklund is in the U. S. Marine Corps reserves. When Eklund was at summer reserve camp he said he notied many marine during the POW-MIA bracelets.
Ekland said that military men were in favor of wearing the uniform and Connell Air Force Base Wichita, which is one VIA's largest booster.
On Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 4:00 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union, D. Martin Dickenson and several faculty members and administrative officers of the K.U. Law School will meet with students interested in attending Law School. They will discuss entrance requirements, the Law School Aptitude Test and the curriculum and program of the Law School.
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