The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
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.s.y Spread Contas'o
-. from Hand ciaspius'
-, possible for one man to oom ,a''.
~" disease to another by the shaking
o. - uA. this question be true should the
no abandoned or should it be
cD ssieed under medical instruction SO
- minimize the danger!
S vpa existence of micro-organisms
., luz to life and health has been es-
in lwsSed beyond dispute. DIR. Breiter
tapiis his thesis, recently printed In
lOunu Medical Record, on this hypothe-
Luz put his leading point, insisted up
SD .;tS much force. is the danger which
- hidden in the apparently harmless
nd sometimes pleasing custom OF snaK-
inc hands. He says;
no s.That the surface OF the human pooy
:. rorv hotbed for the propagation OF
oat variety of heterogeneous
ssrh;nger Mittman, Bizzozero. Ma
r,Ora and WEIGH have elucidated most
ssaUolusiyely 1t is certainly beyond tho
c uusow ~ doubt that in the presence
ss = rredisposing factor and sometimes
u sv;tbout that the microbic diseases
CIV. ,sbored into existence by their indi-
a;Snal prototypes, this being essentially
,,ouUbt about by contact In some way
.Sstwo contingent forces. Modern
.sarv Is founded on this principle.
%Se carefulness with which we prepare
anr hands and surgical instruments be-
sora and after surgical operation well
sremplifies the Importance OF TAMIL
,ar;ty with its dangers in every sense.
ave recognize that many Of our NIL
a,oh;o diseases, especially Of the exam
sbematic type, eliminate their toxic eie-
'nsrt very largely through the medium
~ the skin, which undergoes extensive
srfoliation, disseminating the poison lar
.nd wide. Isolation is resorted to and
enforced most vigorously, thereby check.
inc the spread of the disease, and then
dis;nfectants layisbly used cause the de-
struction of the offending armies. In
the era of scientific prophylaxis conse-
ouant mon the introduction of the mi
croscope. bacteriology and antiseptics
wa find steady decline Of epidemics
either developing in the outer world or
in our hospital wards. Yet accidental
iuoculations of tuberculosis, smallpox
and yaccinia, as we'll as more horrible
diseases. still exist and are but demon
STATIONS of either an unavoidable cause
or a faulty observance of established
data.
DR.. Breiter gives thorough discus
sion as to what may be the result OF con
tact of the hands He declares that with
men who are of clearly habits, but who
have acquired disease and such as they
would wish to hide from their fellow
men, the specific bacillus Of this disease
has been found in filth collected from
the hand. He has found tubercle bacilli
in the dirt taken from the hand of the
man suffering from tuberculosis, the
Klebs. Loeffier microbe among cases Of
suspected diphtheria and had no doubt
that the specific germs of every microbit
disease may and would be found in mil
lions on the surfaces Of the hands Il
proper experimentation were made. HI
proceeds as follows:
"Many victims Of scarlet fever. boil
In the early and desquamative stages
especially the latter. are walking tint
streets Of every large city ready to in
graft upon the moist hand Of any chanc'
acquaintance the prolific virus Of fth'
disease. The same may be said OF per
sons with pulmonary tuberculosis
whose hands and handkerchiefs, through
constant wiping of the mouth, are fou
and saturated with the bacteria ladei
expectoration of the disease. Tubercu
losis Of the hand. the lesion large O
mall in area. often painless and nm
recognized as such for long while ant
perhaps untreated, 10 by NO means al
infrequent occurrence. Scabies. W
know. has marked prediction for tn
hand. Need l mention others! Nov
whether these conditions are the resul
Of hand to hand contact or not does no
matter. The conditions themselves ar
dangerous elements. and it is the Con
sideration of such factors In the eauss
ton Of disease that we are studying.
"Of course the mucous membran
serves as better pabulum for the invs
sion and development of micro organ
isms. but the skin is not absolutely neg
alive in that respect, and II itwerssl
would make little difference, as th
two, skin and mucous membrane, al
very often In close apposition with ssc
other We know that the hand has Cal
ried bacteria to the mouth. disseminai
ing contagion in that way. Typhoid 4
YER, Asiatio cholera. diphtheria and otf
er diseases are known to have been pre-
duced that way. Why search throug
medical libraries for similar and pei
naps more conclusive evidenoef iTh
subject has passed the stage Of noyslt,
90 while we professional people are
reason Of our profession forced to invi
and then TO battle-for We have an tisel
tics-with these enemies. there IL .
season why.ws should -unnsosssarily. an
under e.oloak Of custom invite the
and then leave them 70 do their harm.
Some smsy look upon this subje'
with deridon. NsvortA less she truth
this: No matter how Email the percen