The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-03-10
THE TeRRoRs OF SMALLPOX.

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THE TeRRORS OF SMALLPOX.
How They are Lessened by Vaccination
Some Valuable information.
The following recently issued by
Surgeon-G General Wyman, Of the Uni
ted States Marine Hospital Service,
will prove interesting at the present
time in view Of the prevalence Of small
pox in some Virginia cities, and the
steps being now taken by our authori-
tiesito keep it from Farmville;
SMALLPOX is a disease easily pre-
vented by vaccination, and the prepa-
ration Of glycerinated vaccine lymph
has now been brought to such perfec-
ton that there should be no fear of I'M
toward results i'm its use. The preven-
ton Of smallpox is properly the care Of
State aud local health authorities.
Smallpox is an acute contagious, in
fictitious disease, characterized by an
eruption which passes through the
stages Of macule, papule, yesicle and
pustule, ending in desiccation and des-
quamation.
1.-THE contagious principle, probably
a microbe, has not been discovered, but
It is contained in the exhalations Of
the skin and lungs, and especially in
the pustule and dried material follow
ing desiccation and desquamation, and
may live for months on clothing or
furniture. The contagion is tenacious,
and may be conveyed by persons and
10y hair, clothing, paper, letters, furni-
ture, &c, or it may spread through the
air by means Of the wind blowing the
dust containing the virus. The disease
is probably contagious during the first
four days previous to the appearance
Of the eruption, but this has not been
proved.
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"phe invasion is sudden, beginning
With chill, which may be followed by
others, severe aching in the small OF
the back aud some times the limbs;
intense headache, vomiting and fever,
1913 to lOi degrees Fahrenheit. The
pulse is rapid and strong. Commissions
nav occur in children. When the ini-
tial rash occurs it usually appears on
the second day in the form Of diff
fused redness-the scarlatinal form-or
of an eruption resembling measles.
"When death occurs it is usually IN
the stage of maturation, about the
tenth or eleventh day. When recovery
takes place the process Of desiccatlon
and desquamation is complete in three
or four weeks; sometimes it may ex-
tend to six or eight weeks"
Hemorrhagic smallpox and varlolold
are described at length.
"The disease must not be mistaken
for measles, scarlet fever, chicken-pox,
lmpetigo contagiosa, syphilis, cerebro-
spinal fever, typhus fever, or CHAMBERS.
The severity Of the attack, the group
of symptoms, chill, backache, head
ache. vomiting and high fever, 1922 to
1858 degrees +. continuing three or
four days and falling on the appear
ance of the eruption should excite sus-
picion Of smallpox, especially when
this disease is prevalent. The observa-
ton of the Marine Hospital Bureau has
been that in the majority Of mistaken
diagnoses with regard to smallpox the
disease has been called chicken-pox.
Chicken-pox is a contagious disease,
and many local health authorities re-
ouire its isolation. Particularly when
smallpox is prevalent, any case OF sup
posed chicken-pox should be Isolated
and guarded as if it were smallpox, at
least until the diagnosis is proven be-
yond doubt.
"rhe most efficient means for pre-
venting the spread of smallpox is by
vaccination. The protection, PROVIDED
the virus is pure, is believed to be as
complete against cOntagion as Is tha'
Of smallpox against second attacK'
though not Of as long duration, Du'
. revacciuation, whenever smallpox II
2 nreyalent i'm "A community, VIII con
nnue this protection indefinitely
, Therefore. the first measure after $50
e lsrion of a person suffering with the
f. .n,llnox il Inc immediate vaccination
. lnf,u ner-ons who have been exposed
- to fine disease aud reyaccinaiio1 III i've
D ~ AK DAYS if there is no indication o
,he nrevious virus having been elect
w. In order 10 secure pure vaccine
tns SUNNY should be obtained from al
srcreaiied source, and as bovine vlru'
onlv il now used the dangers whlci
a heretofore existed from arm-tO-arli
r, ,,c.tnatlon are eliminated. GlycerihH
VI "a lvmph only should be used"
a T1e operatlon Of yaccinatlng a pei
n Is described. - .,ooos.
Id ar the vaccination has been success
4 IN, II will be found that IN the courS
u Of three or four days small papul
'O ,,.,il anuear. which soon after become
IA ,.e.ic,lar. and is surrounded by CIT
10 c,m-cribed areOla; this gradually III
creases until the seventh or elgh'n uaS
= ia line meantime.a crust forms Wnic
d i'm due course falls of, leaving tn
ID cnaracteristic scar resembling the pr
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