The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-28
GRIP GERM'LL
GET YOUI|FYOU
DON'T VA7CH|0Ul
Epidemic of it Now Sweep,
ing Across the !.
Country.
some CASES ARE HERE
Proverbial Ounce Of Proven
tion Worth More Than
a Pound Of Cure.

According to the latest theories goi
the medical fraternity the old sawsotI
"a green Christmas makes q fat
graveyard" has foundation In fact,
A damp rainy season is invariably
followed by an epidemic Of 10 grippe,
or to give the word the form which
versatile American newspaper head.
writers conferred upon st, grip.
This at all times unpleasant and
sometimes dangerous malady Is now
sweeping across the country, and ac.i
cording to reports from eastern cit
les, where the present epidemic lorigi.l
mated, the present outbreak Is rather
severe and the death rate for diseases
superinduced by 1t has shown lremark.i
able increases In some localities.
Grip in itself is not deadly. but u 10
the forerunner which opens the way
for the deadly diseases OF pneumonia,
diphtheria, tuberculosis. and stonsilitis.
Pneumonia is called by DR.. osler the
Captain of the Men Of Death.s More
deaths are caused by pneumonia than
by all other known diseases. The
death OF every sufferer from tuber.
,culosis is completed by. the active
pneumonia bacteria.
The bacillus influenza. which 10.
the cause OF grip was originally dis.
covered by,,tDr Friedlander. This
bacillus is always present on the Sulu.
Gus lining Of the air passages OF the
body; that is. in the mouth, nose and
throat. Ordinarily the white corpus.
cles OF the blood, which are the germ
destroying element OF our bodies, are
able TO prevent an increase Of this
bacillus, and keep u from obtaining .
deeper hold on the body. But when
ever the resistance OF the body is low
cred by any cause which diminishes
the strength of the white scorpuscles,
the cverpresent bacillus begins to
multiply rapidly and the symptoms OF
grip begin to appear. These are at
first a general feeling Of tiredness
and depression with a headaches and
fever. But the virulencel of the sbacil.
lus increases in proportion to its rats
OF growth and the toxin It generates
spreads throughout the body causing
an increase OF fever and pain in the
muscles and bones OF the body. Thers
is usually some Of the bacteria which
causes tonsilltis present and after
the influenza bacillus have lowered
the bodily resistance, these begin 70
increase and multiply and their deadly
toxin seems to have a specific action
on all the secretions of the ibody The
skin becomes dry and hot, the ton.
sils, swell and become painful, tha
kidneys are affected and. cause pain
in the back, the liver is unable to
do It's work; ntfact all the !secretions
OF the body are stopped and the waste
matte- and poisons which are Eordin.
arily quickly disposed of, remain In
the body and increase the pain ard
fever. The patient IS now an easy
,ictim for the deadly pneumonia or
diphtheria bacteria. These bacteria
which cause coryza or cold In the
head, grip, pneumonia, diptheria, ton.
silitis and tuberculosis, are all equal
ly contagious and transmitted through
TT eair is nearly saturated with Amoiss
sons aboutsus.
The reason grip Is more prevalent
in wet weather Is because the bodily
resistance Of everyone Is slowered.
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