Arizona republican., 1893-01-15
LA GRIPPE.
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The disease commonly known as the grip is one that has been much talked about in recent years, and though freely discussed by the educated and un- educated, much of the discussion has been to say the least profitess and of a very superficial character. Like many other topics supposed to be under stood, tkere is little real knowledge of it. The grip is not simple a common catarrh, 3 slight cold in the head as many are inclined to think, 1t IS strictly speaking an epidemic catarrhal .ever. 1t is a specific affection not inirequently attended with much febrile action, general constitutional of disturbance, many complications and prolonged prostrallon. Occasionally it has spread over wide districts and had all of the characteristics of an epi- demic. As to how the dleease may arlse in different sections of this or any other country there is divergence of opinion among those best informed upon the subject. Sometimes it seems to originate spontaneously and other times 1t is traceable to i,s source and there is link within link as 1t were in it's connection. Though epidemic in its character it frequently passes by 6 section it would be expec ed to visit.
 Some who believe in the contagious ness Of the affection claim that it is carried by those affected from one part to auother. Ii this were 20 It Will la. .f. d might orcur in this country where the tendency of the people is 10 travel con siderably by reason of greater railroad development as well as the desire to sojourn from place to place. It is not uncommon Tor the disease 10 suddenly manifest itself in parts removed to a considerabie distance from the section where 10 prevails. Whole cities and states are thus affected when 1t is least expected.
 Not only is the human family thus affected, but at the same time the low CT animals may suffer in the same way. The 80 called epizootic that has oc- casionally prevailed, among horses is quite similar in many of it's character istics to the Grip and like 1t has seemed to take as 1t were circuit in it's Nyisita- ton over the whole habitabe globe. In turn tue disease iinds itself everv- where and no climats or soil serves to eliminate it. lt is not generally con sidered as contagious in the strictest sense of the word. Undoubtedly it is due 10 certain atmospheric coDdi- tions. U has been claimed to result from minute organism iouhd in the air and thus taken into the system. The rapid spread oi the disease would seem to indicate it's transmission through the atnlos piiere.
 It's appearance is not confined to certain seasos ot the year as is gener- ally supposed, on the contrary 1t may appear at any time and find entrance and development in the system. In some cases it Is Slow in developing lyirg dormant and gradually asserting itself. In the majority of cases t is suddsn in attack and may thus aillict persons in robus, health.
 In some diseases single attack is sufficient preventive to avoid subse- qaent one, not 30 with the grip. IL IS not uncommon to see one attack fol- lowed si brief interval with another, the liability of repetition being in- creased rather than decreased. It has been asserted by some authors that there Is a connection between the grip and hef diseases, with regard to such relation the evidence to dale is not sariefactory or conclusive. Ststistics upon this point are limited and not an-