The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
PREVENTION OF DIPHTHERIA

L. Diphtheria is both contagiou
and infectious, and is distinctly
preventable disease, being easil
limited to the first case or cases
When it gets away from the pr
mary cases and makes its. escap
upon the community somebody is t
blame. The sooner we accept TIL!
as sanitary maxim the sooner W,
shall begin to do our duties as in
dividuals and communities.
2. On account of its frequerc,
and fatality this disease is of fal
more Importance to the people o.
Kentucky than smallpox, yellow fe
yer or cholera.
8. When a child has sore throes
and especially if diphtheria is in tn
neighborhood, it should be i'm.
mediately separated from other chill
dren until competent physician
has seen it and decided whether oil
not it is affected with contagious
disease
4. If diphtheria, strictly isolate
the case at once, in an up stairs
room if possible, and as disconnect-
ed as practicable from the Twin :
and sleeping apartments of other
children No one except the physician
and nurse should enter the room,
and they should take every precau-
ton not to carry the infection TO
others.
s. The board urges the hypodei-
matte use of a standard anitoxin,
such as Alexander's, in at leas-
5,000-unit doses, as soon as the dis
ease is recognized or seriously sus-
pected. and that this dose should 5'
repeated or doubled within twelve
hours unless marked improvement
has taken place. If case is seen at
Ter the first twenty-four hours use
from z to $4,000 units the first dosa,
depending upon severity. 1t recon-
mends that immunizing doses OF
1000 units be used for all children,
and especially for all inexperienced
relatives acting as nurses who have
been seriously exposed
6. Placard the house, and keep
all other children, all having the
care of children, and all who go
where children are, away from T..
Notify the health officer of the town
Dr county within twenty-four hours, |
- the law requires, and he will CO. |
operate with the physician and fam
ly to keep the disease from spread
ng. q
z. The discharges from the
and nose, which especially
contain the germs of the disease.
Mould be received on soft cloths
Ind burned, and other discharges
hould be disinfected, and all refuse
rom the sick room burned. All
ltensi,s used in feeding the sick
hould be washed separately from
ther dishes, and should remain
ONE time in boiling water
8. Disinfect all bed and body
lct5'ng. and other like things, az ;
5on as removed, by immersion for
1 least six hours in a solution of
Horde of lime, four ounces to the
,allon Of water. They may then be
Trung out and put in the wash. Re-
nember, however, that no disinfer- .
ant in the occupied sick room car
o away with the necessity for abun-
ant fresh air and sunlight. l.
8. The Isolation of the patient I,
hould continue for ten days after
II trace of the disease has disap- 80
cared, and until he has had a dis
Meeting bath and been clad in gar
tents which have not been in the
ok room. No person from a house
here there is diphtheria should IT,
ermitted to go into public assemb-
es, and no child from a house n
here this disease has prevailed &
iould be allowed to attend school "
ithout certificate from the +,
ealth officer that it is safe to do r
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