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apathy to the dangers of the disease. How many individuals have* had the skin test (*tuberculia"> to reveal the prw*« : fence of TB-germs in the body? How many parents insist that teachers and others in constant contact with their children are periodically examined for presence of tuberculosis? In many respects, the disease is easier to fight than the indifference of the public. In 1963 the U. S. Surgeon General developed a Task Force on Tuberculosis composed of seven experts and among their recommendations were the following: 1. Tuberculin testing of children entering school and examination of reactors’ associates;
2. Examination of school teachers and employees. These recommendations are part of a program of tuberculosis control to be carried out over a 10-year period by the Public Health Service with the cooperation of health departments and state and local tuberculosis associations. After these ten years it is hoped that the incidence of active TB in children under 15 will be decreased by over 90%, and the incidence of relapsed cases (such as the teacher in Detroit) will be near zero. The Task Force plan could promise an entire generation free from the scourge of tuberculosis. It could offer a promise that the tragedy of the Detroit nursery school would never be repeated.
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