New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
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FEATURES or IHE INFLUENZA.
PROFESSORS IN THE JEFFERSON MEDICAL COL
LEGE AND YALE GIVE TIE RESULTS
OF THEIR OBSERVATIONS


OF THEIR OBSERVATIONS.
Philadelphia. Jan. 1G.-An exhaustive article on
d" 1t Grippe Gnnuenza will appear in the issue Of
"Thc Medical News January l., from the pen Of
Ir ( ss)r J. VI. Da c sta OF the Jefferson Medical
College. lie says:
This widespread malady which has committed such
havoc on the Continent Of Europe and which has proven
Itself here in the last month, destructive TO comfort
and So perous IN It's secondary consequences Is OF un
certain origin. It comes 10 goes. 1t comes without
warning It disappcars leaving behind sporadic cases
hut speedily loses Of its epidemic form. In the
majority OF Instances the fever + moderate and lasts about
three or four days fever Is at its height in from
twentyfour TO thirtysiA hours then slowly subsidies
and the temperature may 60 below normal rule hc
temperature does exceed O3 degrees; but, by waS
OF variety have In this epidemic encountered few cases
In which the temperature at the onset Unexpectedly shot
up to lO5 degrees and the next day went down to about
100 degrees and then the the ordinary course
terminating In recovery In two Of these bloody
sputum or pure blood at first eXpcctoratcd.
One Of the most singular features OF the present cpl
demic i the prevalence Of the nervous symptoms AS
have stated. l have passed through other epdemcs Of
catarrhal fever but this to be stamped by the
prominence OF the symptoms. These are shown
by the violent headache, the severe pain all over the
body, the pain In the spine travelling downward. and
also by what l have s,en in quite number OF cases
hvpersosthcsa general senstyencss OF the surface
This Is something than what might be attributed
to the efforts Of coughing Then too, In some OF Tho
cases there 10 dcrum not simply the dcirum u mani
uon. occurred in Of before but de-
lirium with violent headache, this derum sometimes
taking strange forms In one case that Of most re-
fined lady, who when well would hardly recognize an
oath when she became dolrious from IN attack Of In
hucnza. her doctor every time he entered tho
room have been told Of instances In which patients
have lost their minds the violence OF the headache
and the delrium Besides the dc!Ilum there are In some
commissions. The pro,tiang influence Of the nal
adv the nervous system is shown by tho :dct tina,
patients often staeecr getting out Of bed
The main complication Of ordinary catarrhal fever Is
YOU know. pneumonia what il called pneumonia
You notice that l say. what is called Pneumonia a
great many OF these simply heavily coneested
lungs, with great debility. the lung, seeming 70 collapse
There does not sccn D. be true process u pncun"h5
cNud1ton. many people when seized. and often
during the height 81 the attack complain o violent PAIN
in the left side but have not found any friction sounds
save I'm instance and this have been accidental
There want ~ expansion o the lower part u tho lung
usually on tc lc side associated with this violent aud
persistent pain. which mate- The patient think that h'
has pneumonia Other grave condition o the lung
w notniag ~ the cause of thi- disease. II Is
epidemic and think myself that 10 is f'cby contagious
We accept te cfoc nature Of it, origin but 10 has not
ic,n proven. The ufocuo-- is favorable but the general
mortality is increased hy the Epidemic This Is mcals"
persons previously diseased carried o. For instance
these with feeble heart any unusual ever
ton were made the patients would probably die II an
elderly person with fatty he1t contracts this disease for
10 is r-pector u hc would D" In Imminent danger
We ctu this heart failure but hearts diseased
and cufccbI,d still more by the ualady.
1 have mentioned relapse. have seen few distinct
example, u this. The longest interval ! have kno"h
was two weeks, the shortest i've days. To prevent fe-
lapse great l. necessary In not going back To "ofk
soon ard exposing ONES sell % wet and cold and
this should b. ludicous use Of tonic'' and
even Of It ulant,.
Ncw Haven. Jan. 16 (>pcciau-Dr Frank +. Beck
with. Of the leading phy -c.ans Of the STATE" and
professor Of clinical gynacolpgy at Yale. has made a
special study Of Ia grippe" lie says: ~l think
,at infGca.a. epidemic bronchitis. is contagious.
the members OF families taking IL from each other
az interval, Of from three 10 i've days. II Is not
wonderful that the disease becomes widespread in
short time. because many who have II walk
about. II is easy 10 what great power for
.prcadiue the disease who has it may be, If
bee goes about A. usual the trouble not being severe
enough 10 connne him 10 his home. II Influenza
patients could be detected and Isolated quickly as
hose. suffering with the cholera ar. tink that
tle epidemic might be controlled. in measure. at
least. II seems % that TN, epidemic has fol
lowed line, of travel. and travel very rapidly.
think. too that Il is an very wrong to attribute
the prevalence 81 pu"uil" "hlh to the Influenza Inc
weather conditions have been such a 70 great
deal Of pneumonia. even 30 there had been no epi
dculc pl lnfI"iIi. have seen no tendency u
pneumonia o~ pi"Irsy. except n DID pc pie and the
ufl cIIa l- NOT complicated. rule. i patient.
OF course, mas have another di,cas" while De- hls
Influenza. or else Immediately ancrward. and II dc
hlt3t'd Dos Influenza. may lc moro Hab" 10 con
tract -ollc other disease. would not approve of
the Of quuIur autip ruo 0r other dru-, for the
unurult. except that qIinlne might o. taken I'm
tonic doses n'd only tonic. not more than one
10 three grains three tlm"~ a dly.'