The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-01-30
DENGUE fever
IS BECOMING AN
EPIDEMIC HERE
It Has Been in Honolulu at Least
Twice Before Under
Another Name.


increasing at the rate of about per day This
ratio of the spread of the epidemic has expected since
the disease first identified The first
SO prevalent believed have been those practice
DR. Mays and occurred about weeks ago
had three cases OF the disease said Dr. Mays last night and
something entirely my experience here observed that
the each followed by upon inquiry
that the patients had all had the meaeand also all through
scarlet fever was inclined, then to diagnose the Ger
man measles but asked Dr. Pratt to look the patients When he
saw Them however the rash had all gone Those patients got
but the followed by Others and in
found by careful observation that there all although
in patients will be slight the patients
practice my colleagues consultation abcur it, and
came the conclusion that it the dengue fever 1t is
it, and the authorities are agreed that is followed by serious after
effects
visited Honolulu although not properly identified former
there we're nd fever raging uu nnoay 't AMONG nome s be
that became known Boooo fever from the expressive
which the afflicted described the pain that attended upon their
attacks They would cry when the pains them, and
the Boooo fever most APPLY descriptive AS nearly
learn epidemic of this kind through
! "My opinion dengue fever which
the tropical and ubtropcal something akin the grip
its action the human SYSTEM and particularly in the pains
noted first symptoms although there is Of the
Dr. Mays turned to Hughes Medicine
foow Son the first OF the grip in 1880 the similarity
its early to those OF the dengue fever were particularly
noted"
There said the doctor II had read that but it bears
what find in the local cases"
The local physicians Of them have found the
T the Board fff e sf r end
cultures The dengue bacillus however has been and
isolated Dr. Mclaughlin Texas physician found the germ
and describes an isolated mcroccu the period
incubation varying from few several days,
week. has been supposed that the disease originally
Africa origin ascrbed very nearly every tropical
country under the sun, but the books say that first observed
Java prior 1890 That would establish of those
things for which the world is indebted the East Indies 1t dis
peculiarly of the tropics and subtropc rarely being found and
thriving above latitude thrtytwo 1t derives its den
gu meaning dandy from the stiff nncng gait assumed by
valescen patients in walking and the who has had becomes
To-
does not endure The disease aeuy contagious but the rate Of
mortality low In fact excepting the of with
weak hearts there really nothing to dread from dengue fever be-
yond the pain and discomfort of it.
1t prevalent in the American army Manila
time Of the Spanish of the local physicians
opinion that have here the from Manila the
being carried in the clothing of the soldiers letters
and Dr. Herbert however that probable
that the conagon brought here by the Porto Rcan AS the
dengue fever RACES less all the time that island this
luton of the origin of the epidemic probable any
However is here and the doctors kept pretty busy
combating Fortunately is disease which fatal ending
is to be feared.
SCHOOLS WILL NOT CLOSE.
What shall be done with the schools made question yes
eray when Superintendent A. T. Atkinson asked the President Of
the Board of Health Dr. b. Cooper for his opinion
There intention said make any trouble the appear
of the disease and the response from the health officials
the belief that the subject is practically closed The entire
correspondence follows:
u Honolulu Hawaiian Islands, January 28 1903.
c. b. Cooper, ESQ., NJ d., President of the Board Of Health
Dear Sln of anxiety expressed about the present
epidemic of fever vaous spoken of dee breabone fever
should like an authoritative opinion IRON yourself as to how this
Department should act
suited with Executive Officer Pratt and laid the matter before him
His reply that he did consider necessary exclude children
from school when there Of the disease In the house
have also consulted several physicians ~ general practice and
the Of ther opinions has been that there no danger
causing alarm YOU viii kndy give me authorize
tive advice OF ruling upon the matter shall Pc obliged
(sigped) ALATAU T. ATKINSON,
!, supi Public Instruction,