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February 24, 1951
The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Tuberculosis and Health Society's campaign against 'white plague' tuberculosis emphasizes avoidance of spreaders, symptom vigilance, healthy living, regular medical checkups, and annual chest X-rays from teens for early detection.
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'White Plague' Prevention
In its continuous campaign against tuberculosis—'the white plague'—the Tuberculosis and Health Society bases its strategy upon public support of the following preventive measures:
(1) Stay away from known spreaders of tuberculosis germs.
(2) Watch out for people who cough and spit.
(3) Avoid frequent colds and infections.
(4) Live healthful life. Eat a well balanced diet. Get plenty of rest and sleep.
(5) Get to know a good doctor. See him whenever you need advice. Have him check your health at regular intervals.
(6) Beginning in your teens, have a chest X-ray each year.
This is the best way to find tuberculosis early.
In its continuous campaign against tuberculosis—'the white plague'—the Tuberculosis and Health Society bases its strategy upon public support of the following preventive measures:
(1) Stay away from known spreaders of tuberculosis germs.
(2) Watch out for people who cough and spit.
(3) Avoid frequent colds and infections.
(4) Live healthful life. Eat a well balanced diet. Get plenty of rest and sleep.
(5) Get to know a good doctor. See him whenever you need advice. Have him check your health at regular intervals.
(6) Beginning in your teens, have a chest X-ray each year.
This is the best way to find tuberculosis early.
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Public Health Advice
Preventive Measures
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Tuberculosis
White Plague
Prevention
X Ray
Healthy Lifestyle
Public Health
Cough
Spit
Diet
Rest
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The Tuberculosis and Health Society's campaign against tuberculosis promotes six preventive measures: avoiding known spreaders, watching for coughs and spitting, avoiding colds, living healthfully with balanced diet and rest, consulting a doctor regularly, and annual chest X-rays starting in teens to detect early.