Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-04
DIP.'HTl,HERIA.
What y =, Whom. #It Attacks.
and the Means OF Prevention. I.

The following stt, emenis about Dipth.
the1ia we're collected and prepared b.
ID. buchanan, Of this city. They include
the latest opinions Of eminent atl,ori.
ties on this terrible disease. with in
structions from the Minnesota State
Board Of Hearth for the prevention d
it, spread. Every household should
study these instructions, and be Pre-,
pared to use them when necessary.
The rist Of all definitions Of Dipth..
,theria in medical works is: Any case:
no matter what the other symptoms,
where HE throat, nose, mouth or other
mucous membranes being inflamed,
there i formed oyer the inflammation
askin or false membrane, no matte Of
what color, or no after how much s,
shew little Of it there is. s5s.ls: -.
"During.t The year 1887 there has been
no epidemic prevalence of Diphtheria,
though at times IL has threatened. Our
escape WAS largely due to tho promp,
use Of preventive measures by tho ma.
jority Of the Local Boards, and to the
lncreasi ng cooperation Of the heads OF
i1iecteds families. The most frequent
allure has been il careless or imper-
fec. disinfec:ion Of persons, clothing,
bsddit1 rooms and houses, and lax
isolationof tho sick" ~. ~.
e"Diphthria is All infectious disease,
and is, at tines, one of the most malig-
nant and obstinate, Of its class. The
mildest case may communicate most
virulent and fatal Sariety Of the infec-
ton to another child, Itattacks, almost
exclusively. children rom one to fifteen
years Of age. Diphthe1tic Group so
nearly resembles the ordinary kinds,
(simple membranous, and spasnodic,
or false Group that when it is knawn
to exist, all other varieties should b.
dealt with as infectious" = 49,
A. jacob: 'There are cases where
no membraneous formation is OBJ,
served"
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH: Many
think tho membranes must be black
This is An error. 1t generally becomes
dark colored in bad cases. Many think
there must be peculiar musty odor.
This is also mistake. Persous are
attacked from few hours to a week of.
ter exposure"
PREVENTION. A little dry sulphur
powder in the mouth, or sulphats
OF soda as a gargle. Turpentine in the
air is also good.
COUNCIL OF HYGIENE OF FRANCE. 1884
"DIPHrHER1A is A CONTAGIOUS AFFECTION
All association of children With persons
affected with Diphtheria should be in
terdicted. No medicine is known to
day eth"t is protective against Dlph-
liberia. 1t is important particularly
during the prevalence of epidemics to
nour'sh children as carefully as possible
and to see that they are not subjecte d
to the prolonged influence of moisture
or cold. 1t is very important to attend
to all throat affections at their onset"
All houses should have windows to
open FROM THE TOP to secure ventilation.
Hot AIR RISES and making current
draws the bad air out With it. =, =. -
Diseases are easily carried in milk or
food, which ATTRACT THEN.
Infected clothes can carry the disease
Tor year or more. BoILI G WATER
kills the poison. So also does sulphur;
but 1t must be used in large quantity, 9.
6. 3 OF. to 4 room. .e. -
"The common and visible forms of
and filth are tho not primary
causes OF this disease, but are powerful
helps to the violence and fatality of it's
attack"
Isolation for the prevention, or con-
troll of Diphtheria, s,the first and most
important means. - .
This must include all reasonably
suspected Of the disease. as we'll rs
those in whom it has appeared, but al
ways separate the sick from the sus-
pected, as the last, after a week, may,
fort Ultimately, prove to he unaffected, aud
should then DO released. The excep-
ton to this rule will, OF course, be~.the
well whe must attend the.sick. They
should he isolated as il themselves
sick" T. X .'.s.,,. :,
"DIslSFEcrloS AFTER THE RECOVERY, OR
DEATH, OF THE SICK. As infected cloth.
ing, bedding, and, the lika. are the most
frequent carriers of contagion. in this
disease, this form Of disinfection9is of
the utmost importance. Boiling water,
is speedily fatal to the yirus Of DIM:
liberia. therefore where possible it il the
easiest and best means for that purpose,
used az folio VS.: fAll such things as can
be washed, should be plunged into
boiling water in the beiisr, covered
again, boiled sbriskly for ten minutes,
when all infection will have been
destroyed, and the things NAV