The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-05

versant only--in many ctses, 'W"ugh
the medium Of their 'rx' looks
alone--with the typical furn at
small .pok, which has usunl'y prevails
cd heretofore.
The occurrenc of shickon'pok In
adults is so rare as to have escaped
the observation Of m,nv who bave
devoted years TO the study OF axan'
thems,ous diseases. Thn, It does
occasionly exist during adult life IL
not denied, but it's appearance at 'his
period 10 30 uncommon ms to cSoiic
comment. All cases Of 40 called
chickeu.po in adults, seen hy this
Board during the present epidemic
presented a well'defined variolons
eruption.
In support of the assertion that
chicken.pox rarely attacks other than
children, and that an epidemic ",upt'
i've disease affecting adults and child
ten alike is not chcken-pnx, the fol-
lowing quotations on the subject
from we'll recognized text books OF
unquestionable authority, are hereby
submitted:
"Varicella is essentially disease
of early lite, occurring almost exclu'
sively in infants anb young children. y
Peppers System Of Medicine.
"Chickon.pox is disease OF
childhood and rarely attacks airy
above ten years of ags."-Practice Of
Medicine, Bartholow.
"Varicela is a disease OF child.
hood and attacks by prefercnc, young
children and even sucklings. In
children over ten years Of age attacks
arc iufrequent, and ! never saw an
adult suffering from varicella.
Erup,ions resembling varicclla in
adults always indicates variola. y
Ziemssen's Cyclopaedia Of Medicine
"An acute contagious eiscasc oil
children. II il rarely seen in adults. y
Practice of Medicine, Osler.
"Varicella affects children of all
ages, and occurs almost always in
ood."-Prac,ice of Medicine,
Anders.
"Varicella is confined exclusively
to childhood up to the age of ten and
is rare after twelve. American Text
Book of Theory and Practice Of Med
icine.
"A disease affecting children
Diseases Of Children, Eus'ac'
Smith.
"The variolous disease wbethc,
smallpox or varioloid often occurs IN
adults; varicella On the other hand u
q disease of infancy and childhood
I have seen one , ase in adults, but ~
appearances at this period OF life II
re."--Diseases Of Children. }
Lewis Smith.
"Varicclla il IN acute epidemic
contagious dis, occurring general
~ in chilcrcn.' Practice Of Mcdi'
zinc, Hale.
"a disease which chiefly affect
,llren. practice Of Medicine
..omis.
"A disease Of childhood.'--
Reynolds System Of NJ clicine,
"An acute specific Injections
; disease peculiar to infancy .. child
hood. In children over ten years "i
age the disease i. rare, while in adul,
ife it is so infrcqu.nt that many oh
lservcrs of large experience have nevc'
met with it.--Varicelia is particularly
a disase Of Infancy and early child
hood. Auy var'ceilu-like eruption IL
IN adult should be looked upon with
the greatest suspicion and the patien
strictly isolated. until by the histor,
of the case, its sonrse and the conrse
Of the disease, all doubt as to the di-
agnosis is disrelled."
--Kea,ing's Clclopaedia Of the Dis
eases Of Children. Holt.
IN cbicken-pox the eruption ap-
pears on tho first o. second day
sss the child remaining but LITTLE
indisposed go Neither do tn
vesiclcs become pustnles unless
or the child is in condition Of de-
biliiy or suffers from struma. Vari'
: celia is separated from variola by
ss and finally by the fac, that it at
,acks children, who have been wei
vaccinated, wheress smallpox doe
not. ."--Pracriral Diagnosis, Haze
In conclusion, the Territorial Boar
of Health desires to emphasize 'h
e Necessity for the observation Of tn
: most stringent precautions in ever
j. case Of crup'.ve disease, particular
h one resembling chickcn-pox or small
= pox.
e CORRESPONDENCE.
u BUFFALO.