The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-02-02
SCARLET FEVER.
The Sc0urxc Of the Nur.cry nnd How
to Trent II.
[from the New York Times.l

to Treat II.
From the New York TimeAl
Beside the character common to the
aoup known - exanthenata, scur'atina
:, Amos, dways attended by sore thron,t.
md the scarlet rash or eruption, which
sives tho name to the disease, breaks
Mt as early ~ the second day after the
appearance of tho fever, and ends on the
SIKH or seventh day in the separation Of
the cuticle. Nearly all medical writer's
n"pnon three varieties OF the disease
~rsrlatins simplex, in which scarcely my
tl.rcnt trouble attends the fever snd tie
rs'h; scarietins anginosa, in which
throat trouble is more prominent than III
oiri.er Of the other affections, and scar.
latina mslignn, in winch tho system is
Immediately ovcrborne Ivy the Violence
4 tine disorder, and tho patient exhihits
great Weakness and ioPs Of Vitality.
The disease begins with ciiillDess iss,i.
clde, headache, rapid pulse, dry. hot
SKIN, flashed face: loss Of appetite anil
f,rred tongue. Presently the throat
feels irri..,ea, grows red, and is often
ssoileu. The small points Of the rash
80 iLcreaxe that the skin soon seems al
'Aost uniformly red, extending from tho
;a,e, neck aiI, breast to the frank and
eAlivnI,.ss. The separation ot tho
cnticie i'll tho scales usually
"nds in fortnight or nor,
from tho declaration of the dlstcmper.
Ths fever continues with the rash is
sometimes accompanied With del!rium.
even coma In the malignant, or thi,d
form, the rash comes out late and par
TALLY, being at times barely percoptlble.
AZ otner times it may abruptly reccde,
or be mingled with livid spots. Yh,
SKIN is cold, with feeble pulse and eX-
,reme prostraton, and death may occur
frequently from blood d-puisoning--in
few hours. In such cases the tongue i
, Try, brown, tremulous; the throat
.tyid, swollen, uicersts, gsngr,nous
breathing is impeded by vlscid mucus
! lilat collects shout the fauces, and medi.
| emo avs:ls htGle. Even In scsria,in.,
aiginoss there s considerable danger.
! 1t may prove fatal !, ccE, tho infamma-
.ion or otiusion pi'hir the head, or from
,,lsorgau,Ia..on OF tie THROAT and slough
siy off of adjacent parts. Teemlng
women arc in imminent peril from the
mllicst phase OF tho fever. When it
seems to be cured is consequences are
hazardous. Children, 10 who,. it is main-
iy confined, OF course, are subject after
severe attack to permanent lil-heAith,
and to SOHO of the many forms
of chronic scrofula, as shown by b,ils,
sores behind the ears, inflammation OF
the eyes, glandular swelllngs, and stru-
nous ulcers. i5carla;ina is often followed
by peculiar d,1psy, shecting the sub
cutanaous cellular TISSUES and larger
s.rous cavities. 1t occurs. like all the
o1anthemats, as sn epidemic--some-
;lmes i'll very vir',lent type. In the
simple variety, remaining within doors,
non-stiAlu.ating diet and regulation Of
shs boweis arc generally found sufficient.
In the second variety, leeches are often
s.Mployed. especially where del,rium
supervenes. The two principal sources
o. danger in the malignant variety arc
rom the primary effect ot the contagious
noI,on upon the body and from ssngre-
aous liberation of the throat. The final
estuc ~ always uncertain. Whether 1t
Il. ountrsious ;hroug ghout it's course, ca
e one period alone, has never been Us
srtalIt,, F.; but that the power Of con-
..ain4 r.lnuias III clothing, furniture,
.5c., Is unqIestioned and unQuestlun-
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