Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1849-01-13
For the Wisconsin Herald.
A Treaties on the Yellow Fever Gold
en- Fever.) Its symptoms, Diagno-
sis Prognosis, and Treatment.

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BY II. II. LEWIS, NJ. D..
The Yellow Fever prevails at present, as
an epidemic, particularly in this region of
country, and from all reports, to greater
or less degree throughout the United States.
Premonitory symptoms.-When person
is about to have an attack of this disease,
there will be much restlessness and anxiety
exhibited, with bur little or no pain. The
countenance assumes very pleasant, jocu-
lar expression when addressed upon the
subject of the approaching malady.
At this incipient stage the disease might
be easily counteracted by small dose Of
commoa sense properly administered, but as
the patient feels no alarm, the fever pro-
crosses until all of the symptoms are so I'M
equivocal and distinctly marked, that there
is no installing the nature of the disease.
Another peculiarly of this disease is that
/ il seldom attacks females.
| Symptoms.-Th countenance assumes
at times, very pleasant expression, but
generally there il much anxiety depicted
upon it, with an enquiring look about Cali
fornia. The mind constantly broods over
the necessity of possessing much gold to
make one happy, and the probability of OBJ
tanning it in few months. The pulse
is much accelerated at times, with unusual
restlessness-vagae wanderings of the inn
aginaton, both day and night. During
his sleep, the patient frequently starts, (on
to California; and in his disconnected dreams
magines he will soon become the possessor
of much wealth.
Diagnosis.--This fever is not easily mis-
taken. II presents nearly the same charac-
teristics Of the lead fever, that prevailed in
the New England States some twelve or fif-
teen years ago.
But the present disease is so much more
severe in all its symptoms the diagnosis is
very simple.
Prognosis.-If the disease he allowed to
proceed unchecked, there is much danger
that the patient will sacrifice considerable
property, and two or three years of valua-
BILE time, under the eneryatng effects of the
disease anu finally, if he recover at all, he
will look at his emaciated condition with
much regret, aud with a full determination,
in case of another attack Of like malady,
to employ prompt and energetic treatment
to arrest its progress.
Treatmeat.-Asthisf everasSumes sever
al different types, the treatment must be va
rjed accordingly. In the commencement of
the disease, it not unfrequently presents a
fully marked intermittent character, gradu-
ally running iuto a remittent, and eventually
assuming a continued form Of fever. When
it aitains to this latter character, the patient
seldom recoyers until after a trip to Califor-
MIA but this is considered almost an iufal-
hble remedy, aud although the patient may
be some time in regaining his natural vigor,
strength, AMI composuro Of mind, it seldom
tails of effeciiug an entire cure.
In other cases the disease commences at +
ter few days Of Premoni,ory symptoms in
a very severe manner, AMI attains its acme
in an extremely short time. All Of the
symptoms are much aggayaiel-,he fever
from the commencement Is a continued form,
with much Pretegnatural excitement the
palse fun aud resisting, the eeuntsnance
flushed, aud occasionally law deliriOus NUT
'srings during sleep.