The term foo was borrowed from Bill Holman's Smokey Stover by a radar operator in the 415th Night Fighter Squadron, Donald J. Meiers, who it is agreed by most 415th members gave the foo fighters their name. Meiers was from Chicago and was an avid reader of Bill Holman's strip which was run daily in the Chicago Tribune.
The symptoms of tuberculosis infection in your lungs may include: 1  A persistent cough â there may also be lots of phlegm, sometimes containing blood. 2  Fever. 3  Tiredness. Loss of appetite.  Weight 1  loss. Sweating, particularly at night.  Chest pain when you breathe in, caused by inflammation of the membranes lining your lungs (pleurisy).
1 Pulmonary embolism. This cause of chest pain occurs when a blood clot becomes lodged in a lung (pulmonary) artery, blocking blood flow to lung tissue.  Pleurisy. If the membrane that covers your lungs becomes inflamed, it can cause chest pain that's made worse when you inhale or cough.