The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-25
STAMPING OUT
YELLOW FEVER
DR.. John Guiteras Says Kill the
Mosquito
AND 1T GAN BE DONE
HOW THE ISLAND OF CUBA WAS
FREED FROM THE GREAT
YELLOW ScouRGE.-AN
INTERESTING SPEECH.

INTERESTING SPEECH.
The following extract from re |
cent lecture by DR.. John Guteras, de-
livered in New Orleans on Aug, is,
will be of wide interest:
DR.. Guiteras pitched into his subject
without many preliminaries He said
that a case Of yellow fever would be
welcome at any time in Havana today
Eor at any time Of the year
He said that since 1902 it was
known to be the greatest center of vel
low fever in the world That the is
land was not without 1t winter or sum
mer, and that every year there was 4
epidemic After such a recond 1t hard
ly seems possible that no fever exists
there today. but Dr. Guiteras stated
that since September IS, 1901, that
there had not been case OF yellow
fever in Havana excepting those that
were imported from Mexico and Cen
trail America.
Or. Guiteras said that this state OF
affairs was brought about primarily
by the people having confidence in
what was being told them, and being
) ready and wiling to adopt any meas
. lures for the prevention Of the fever
s They obeyed instructions and obeyed
. them we'll The speaker said that this
4 phase of the question was not to be
o overlooked, and that nothing could
b be accomplished II the people did not
0 cooperate and work together The
T. mosquitoes were fought in Havana.
He said that if the people in the city,
) State, and South would not get 80
5. lterrorstricken. they could accomplish
t more, and that the task Of Kidding the
II city Of the disease would be compar-
is atiyely easy If neighbors wouLl help
1T in screening Of yellow fever house
Instead of running away and establish
IL ling q shotgun quarantine, matters
at would be greatly benefited
ID Suppose" said Dr. Guteras, that
II. boat should come into our harbor al
- Havana on which there was yellow
fever patient. Would we get gu
" shotguns and drive the victims away
Indeed We would not. yellow feye
patients are welcome to the city o
4 Havana, after they get there. In CASE
there was victim in the harbor, ;
steam launch would be sent out arme;
e with a mosquito bar The launch i
self would be screened and the patien
woulI be taken aboard The launcl
Sc would be met at the shore by a screen
y ed ambulance, such as YOU have her
now and that patient would be take
III directly through the busiest part o
81 the city to the other end Of town to TIL
screened hospital This has been goin
on since 1901, and not a single case O
rs fever has developed during that time
- In cases where the fever victims wer
accompanied by companions by hui
bands or wives, fathers or motherl
~ we have allowed the companions (
on occupy the same room with the yello
fever patients ana without bad r.
suits One case | recall to mind wa
W. of two ladies' with their husband
Isl Both of the ladies' We're stricken, bl
7a- the men were allowed TO remain wit
them in their respective rooms. Or
of the women died but SO certai
'et were we that the disease could NJ
~ be transmitted by any other NEAR
~ than by the mosquito that we above
al. the man to walk out into our city wit
in an hour after the death of his VIII
an with whom he had been during all h
ed illness
lea There is a laboratory where MAJ
NJ tests are made, and whore many d
ferent kinds of insects and secretion
sS' Of yellow fever patients are daily e
'us amined but that laboratory is abs
ast lutely free from fever, and my daup
IN ter who was born in North Carolir
visits this room, even though she
non-immune. She II very much
uln terested in the work, and often Wis
'ei' yellow fever patients that have be
ere ,,,nor,,,, ~ IA oit,, NJ, o,4a,.,,
oih- absolutely no fears for her r
daughter of the president OF the
public, horn In New York, is also
~ earnest worker and she, also. Il n
q immune | am simply telling you the
things SO that you may see for 20
De self exactly how your city stands
~ Is within our power to eradicate I
fever now aud forever; better II,
!, than wait until II has too goal ho
'l'Ss for then II will be a hard uphill FIX
'nu' and ! think now that you will $
n coed"
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