The Somerset reporter., 1886-07-21
Is Diphtherio a Contagious Dis
ease.

y correct answer 10 lIllS question l. OF
the utmost sanitary Importance. If it is
communicable disease a clear conprc-
hcnsion of this fact leads one to guard IL
much as possible against the spread Of
the disease and to demand that his neigh
Dor shall have like regard for the safety
of others.
The following history of "A local out
break of diphtheria is given a AN illnstra-
ton of how the disease may be spread.
In the family of 4 n child WAS sick
with mild form of diphthcria.
During the sickness of the 4 child
b yisistcd the house. In "A few days
BIS four children came down with
the disease and all died. Mrs b also
had the disease but recovered.
The families of c., D. and F.
were relatives of b and the adult
members were at the house Of B-dur-
ing the sickness of his children and also
at the funeral. The disease appeared in
C-'s family in short time, one day
later in the family Of D. and n week
later in that of =. In C--'s family
there were FIVE children all Of whom had
the disease and two died. In the D.
| family there were also five children, and
here two died. In the F. family four
children and a servant girl were all at
tackled at the same time, but ali recovered
except one child.
r attended many of the funerals
and his family suffered next, but the child
rem all recovered.
a daughter of Mrs. C. visited the
children Of r while they were sick
and took the disease and died.
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