The St. Louis Republic., 1905-08-03

in Wilmington. X. c.. In ISL. $. and In
Norfolk. Va. In le:l. 10.
Ia deaths In Baltimore and thirty-ave In
New York.
DISEASE IN BRAZIL
The introduction Of yellow fever in Bra.
cost lo.oss lives the iirs, year. and the dis
ease has since been epidemic in thA; city.
causing numerous deaths yearly
In the last two year; .h the diseass hs ,s h.s e.
str:ction Of the mosquito and sanitary
measures.
Cuba harboret the yellow fever germ
eminent practically eliminated the disease
In the island by strict sanitary methods
and by warfare on the mosquito.
Havana for many years vas the dis
Southern ports Of the United States. The
disease vas endemic in the locality Of the
Cuban capital and the city vas never free
from the maledy.
pefpetually afflicted with yellow fever.
but because Of the large number Of inn
muneS the deaths are not great IN COM
par'son with other diseases and the NAL
ady is never epidemic.
ASIA FREE FROM DISEASE.
Asiatic peoples are free from yellow
fever and the disease has never been cpl
o. European countries has suffered from
the disease and the ratio Of deaths among
the Spanish Il unusually large.
Several sporadic cases have been OBJ
served in France. but the ma1ady has
never been widespread beyond Spain and
In America yellow fever II unknown on
the Pacific Coast and although the heat
In Southern California Is great In the
summer. no trace Of the disease has been
seen there. with the exception Of OCCASION
a q RpHnRAPR
stricken city.
The disease has gone as far north on
the Atlantic Coast as Boston. Along the
epidemic a. far north n Cairo. Ill.
The ;hirty-One fatal cases In q. Louis
In 1SsS were among refugees from New
Orleans. and 1t Is not believed that there
refugees passed the Ohio River.
Careful study OF yellow fever has shown
that the epidemic In the Southern States
days. and Is usually prevalent for space
VARYING from ninety to ~ days.
For the first week or month the disease
has been known to appear spOradicauy.
POINTS on the same day and spreading
rapidly.
Medical records say that yellow fever
has invaded the United States ninety times
or fhcS. ninety different :nvasions seven
ty-One hav. been traced to their origin.
DISEASE ALWAYS IMPORTED.
II has been proved that seventy -one
times the disease was brought into Amer
lea from ,h- West Indies and four times
from Mexico.
The origin OF tho remaining epidemics
has not been traced. hut Il Is confidently
asserted that the disease was imported
every time. without execution
u is not endemic in the United States
and the germ is not capable Of lying DOR
EDSnt during the winter season.
The rate Of nort1iiiy varies with each
endemic. In the plague Of i.Ss in New
York the rat" vas about four in seven. In
ISIS II was estimated ,o h" about one in
hve. and physicians tNlicv. that the lat
ter ratio Is a good average.
Negroes are rot immune. rs has been
frequently asserted. The fuil-bloosied ne
gro. however. Is rarely seriously affected
by the disc as" and the mortality rate is
low. The death rate among creoles Il
very low.
Among peoples ~ European birth the
Siseasa IL especially disastrous. Scandi-
nav:ans and all races of Northern Europe
are especially liable to contract :iie dis
ease. and the dtath rate Us higher among
them than with any other racc