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New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 228, 5 November 1943, Page 15

ISSUED BY THE DEPT OF HEALTH TUBERCULOSIS You don't inherit it You CATCH IT ! No one is born with Tuberculosls or Consumption' as It used to be called It is a disease spread by germs from an Infected person. Nearly always the germs lodge in the lungs: A healthy, well-nourished body resists and overcomes them: But if the body' S resistance is low, tbe germs get a hold and the slow deterioration of the lungs begins. The Person suffering from active cuberculosis Is the chief source of INFECTION for others. The germs are spread from the sick to the healthy by () Coughing; sneezing; spitting: (2) Handling articles infected by a patient'$ sputum: (3) Direct contact, such as kissing; and even casual contact, such as shaking hands. The germs can also get into the body through drinking raw milk from infected cows, but the main spread is from the Tuberculosis patient: The fact that Tuberculosis tends to run In familles has glven rise to the false impression that it is hereditary; But close e 09 contact within the family circle is responsible for this 'family tendency the germs spread from one person co another: HEALTHY, STRONG BODIES are che best Insurance against Tuberculosis infection. You cannot catch ic unless You contact someone who has It Use PASTEURISED milk: FOR A HEALTHIER naTiON Watch for further Tuberculosis messages: The ECG INORTONS PRESERVER NeveR FAILS