What Is Tuberculosis?

PrefacePart I What is Tuberculosis? Introduction Definition of Tuberculosis The cause of Tuberculosis Characteristics and varieties of Bacillus Tuberculosis Tuberculosis and Heredity Tuberculin Reactions Significance of Tuberculin Reactions Tuberculosis Infection Sources of Infection Typical cases of Infection Changes, taking place in an organism infected with Bacillus Tuberculosis First symptoms of Tuberculosis of the Lungs Diagnosis Mass Radiography and Tomography Should a consumptive be told the truth? Tuberculosis is a social disease Social causes of Tuberculosis The economic factor as a cause of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis and the home Food and Tuberculosis Tuberculosis and alcoholism Tuberculosis and mode of life Social Pathology of Tuberculosis The spread of Tuberculosis The fight against Tuberculosis in rural districts Mortality from Tuberculosis in Yugoslavia Mortality from Tuberculosis in England and WalesPart II Prevention and Treatment How to prevent infection Preventing Tubercle Bacilli entering the body Milk and Pasteurisation Disinfection of books and letters Disinfection of rooms Disinfection of floors Disinfection of furniture Calmette - Guerin Vaccine (BCG) Protection of children Tuberculosis and marriage Building up resistance to Tuberculosis Education and propaganda Importance of scientific work Individual Treatment of Tuberculosis of the Lungs Aims and Methods of Individual Treatment, Hygienic add Dietetic Régime, Fresh Air Climatic Treatment Rest Exercise and Recreation Sports and Work Hydrotherapy Heliotherapy Diet Special Methods in the treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Immunotherapy Chemotherapy Disinfection of sputum Disinfection of table ware Disinfection of clothing and linen Collapse Therapy Artificial Pneumothorax (A.P.) Oleothorax Pneumolysis Phrenic Nerve Operations Phrenic Alcoholisation Thoracoplasty Extrapleural Pneumolysis Closed suction drainage Combination of methods Treatment of Tuberculous Diabetics Medicinal Treatment Treatment of Surgical Tuberculosis Institutions for Treatment and Prevention The Night Rest Centre The Day Rest Centre The Hospital The Sanatorium The Isolation Home The Convalescent Home The Colony Papworth Village Settlement Is Pulmonary Tuberculosis curable? What we understand by cure and how to prove it Is Tuberculosis as a social disease curable?