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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1974
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STATE TB CASES SHOW DROP OF 22
Only 974 cases of its
were reported in North
Carolina in 1973 according
to Dr. Roy Berry, head of
the Tuberculosis Control
Section of the Division of
Health Services. This is a
drop of 22 cases over 1972.
Berry said TB has
declined in the state
anywhere from two to 25
percent each year since the
anti-tuberculosis drug, iso-
niazid, became available in
the early 50’s - with the
exception of 1954, ’63, and
'70, when a slight increase
was recorded. In 1050,
3,653 cases were reported
in North Carolina. By 1960,
the number was down to
1,440.
The report revealed
that most of the TB cases,
513, were confined to the 41
counties that comprise the
Coastal Plain area of the
State. The Piedmont was
next with 406 cases, and
the Mountain counties last
with 53 cases.
A breakdown of the cases
reported in 1973 shows 62
percent were over 45 years
of age, 66 percent were
non-white, and 70 percent
were male. The rate of
cases per 100,000 popula
tion for non-whites was
53.8, nearly three times
that for the state as a
whole.
Berry said one of the
significant reasons for the
high rate of TB among
blacks is that they are more
susceptible to the TB
organism than whites. He
pointed out that blacks did
not have the disease until
they had contact with the
white man, who has been
wrestling with it since the
time of the pharaohs. He
said some of the Egyptian
mummies examined during
recent years had TB of the
spine.
Berry said the anti-tuber
culosis drug is used not
only to treat and cure active
cases, but to prevent the
disease from developing
among those who have
been exposed, as well as
others infected early in life.
“Gradually”, he noted,
“the preventive approach
has paid off by reducing the
Boxing Meet
Planned
HIGH POINT The High
Point Police Department's
Community Services Divi
sion has announced that the
Police Boxing Club will
hold a boxing meet on May
25 at the High Point City
Lake gym.
The meet, which is
scheduled to begin at 7:30
P.M., will feature some of
the area’s top fighters as
well as boxers from
Charlotte, Winston-Salem,
and Gastonia. There will
even be a boxing clown for
the kids!
Tickets for the meet are
$2 apiece and can be
purchased at the Police
Department, local sporting
goods stores and other
participating area busi
nesses, or at the door on
May 25. The proceeds from
the ticket sales will go
toward sending two of the
High Point Police Boxing
Club’s boxers to the A.A.U.
national tournament in
Knoxville, Tennessee, and
two other boys to the 1974
Junior Olympics.
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iiumoer of admissions to
TB hospitals.
“An initial period of
hospital treatment is re
commended for active TB
patients until they become
non-infectious,” Berry ex
plained. “Once the patient
demonstrates he is re
sponding to the drug, can
take the drug without
experiencing side-effects,
and is no longer infectious
to others, treatment can be
continued at home.”
Berry warned, however,
that there is no instant cure
for TB-even with modern
drug therapy. “Neither is it
a matter of a few months,”
he said. “It takes at least
two years. This means
taking anti-tuberculosis
medications, for the whole
period. Even for preventive
treatment, a one year’s
course is considered neces
sary.”
Berry said the accelerat
ed rate with which TB
patients are brought to a
non-infectious state (about
three months), has resulted
in tremendous economic
savings to the state. TB
hospital personnel, exper
ienced at diagnosing and
treating all sorts of chest
disorders, are turning their
attention to such chronic
obstructive pulmonary di
seases as emphysema.
bronchitis, asthma, occu
pational lung diseases and
lung cancer. Berry said
severe lung diseases are
among the fastest growing
causes of death in the
United States today.
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