Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-07
Spring U.S.
Scarlet Fever
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aiming tNh llltiH REVERE tNHt HpfRAa 20
readily IN me spfina, scarlet fever IL on
~ the most prominent
Aifesdy locai outbreaks of Il have been
reported from various parts ~ the eouu
~ ana Of the state. and boards ~
health afe issuing warnings 70 psfsutg
0ng teaehofs % be IN heir guar
agalist NJ
Tile feser 10 curious bundle N con
tfadietlOps. although 0be N tie mos
highly e0ptsNoas 6HA rapidly 1rostfat
ing u ~ the diseases 81 childhood with
he highest direct de8tii rate 0f aii 81
eed dlpbthsns. ~ t0tal death roll a ID
lowest m aii. even msaslss and Nho0ps
iue cough ranking shove NJ
This ia partly aBe 70 another 81 ~
contradictions fbf mefelfm fart Inst.
while exnemeiy eonta glt1s 70 those who
arr susceptible - II Nbe slightest AND
blafesf contact viii smother aase belnz
efficient ~ insure iBf6oti9nJ. quite n
number ~ children appear ~ haVa .
natural immunity against ~ ~ TINT
II seldon happens that aii ne children
IN 4 aBiiy ~ household attacked By
u #iii deVeiGD the 6isea4s.
fience yOB have The pfseGcql e0ne9la.
.l5n ~ knowing th9t aVsD n ono ~ your
aIilafon Nv attaHkad ~ me digease, "
tsg pDfstim NJ bea ~ Once, On t8s first
signf ~ disturbance, IN rom by him
sflf with D nurse, professional m Y0ian
fear, vino bas nothing 70 40 Nloi the
other children. YOU haze . f5lf ebaBef
81 limiting Inc Invasion ~ that singis
ease, eHd ihaf even ~ ne worst s6me
N fbe children viii probabiy eseapa ~
attack
Au0thSr Inconsistency about seafiM
feyef II thGt u YafisA ~ Tremendously
IN virIieHcs md severity IN different
0utbresks, 0us eDl1efBie being almost ~
mid ~ 0hlckenp0z or measles, another
~ furious 6nd fatal ~ dipbthsna.
~ nOfineablo IN tnls tbst there ~ .
popular inqmesslo1 almond 70 tho effect
tiat there afe fwo distinct breeds Or
kinds N he dlae8fe. scaristlpas tae
mildsr, sB1 seanet fsver, the nofs -
TNfe. rBt fhla n On error anf 0ne
which may iasd ~ trouble, beeapse.
while fortunately whole spidefdies On ne
dea1iler type N tho fever are much ieEa
frequent thau mid oHss, n IL ona ab9
the fane 0iss8se,
~ r., 8laa, often painfully shown ~
the sudden Development in q very nj
Hpidsr1ie " rapldlg fatal cases 81 Ire
soverest type, ami even NJ 0nf family
Ons Or tuo children may hsye The Die
sese IN ~ mildest farm, white smother
VIII 10 down suddenly Under o most
dangerous n not fstsi aitaeE.
THE only safe attitude toward ~ s1Yts
AMI types ~ scarlet fever, hVen The
nil6sst. sosHatina, IL 70 keep children
AMY from them fNbieh means other
little onss WHO bsge then) entirely.
This ~ the more 6dylsablf snd really
veil worth while, teeayse N you can sue
eesd in keeping your child away from the
Infection until he Is 70 years Old he
changes Of catching II after that afe
very greatly diminished, md " be- should
BE- 10 unfortunate, N n not likely 70 "a
sumo any very severe or dangerous form.
Probably not more than one child N
three ever catches scaflet fever even
under or present imperfect cond'tlons,
end ~ ~ undoubtedly possible 70 cut this
prevalence down 70 ~ least one IN zen
On even one IN twenty, where parents,
teachers, doctors AMI health officers get
b working together iptsiIigenlly and
tremendously.
what ars these first sgns ~ disturb
anes, these danger signals of developing
Infection which call for prompt isolation
On your own child Or his equally prompt
removal from the company ~ any ~ his
pIayrnatea Or school fellows who display
thenf
That IL ons virtue which must be con
eedsd 10 these little fevers, there Ia little
that IA underhand or sDeaking In their
attack, they usually come promptly out
into the open and give you fair warning
Of their hostile Intentions.
10 that BY keeping an intelligent look
out for their red flags We have fhir
fighting chance Of both putting their
iittls victims early under such favorable
conditions As Will insure their throwing
of the attack safely and completely
nine and a half times ont Of ton. ana also
Of isolating them before fhey have had
time 70 spread the infection 70 many
others.
/ SIN more fortunately. although the
+ method ~ attack ~ each one has ind
/ viduai Deculiadtiea which distinguish u
I from the others. 10 points ~ earliest At
4 tack. rash, speed of progress. etc, ~
I the main most Of their Kick offs are
90 nearly alike and present such broad
I family resemblance that one general
3 - -, s.affI as4A
~ warming for ail. without our having
70 nugEle our beHds ovcr The psrpleKing
/ question m Witch ia which untl two N
three dAts later.
These are he weather signs which a.
most invariably spell storm Coming In
ihe signal service ~ childhood
Headache. hackanhs. 40 tired hot
HnupfrY. burning sensations In the throat,
nehlnF, sneoEiue and running ~ the nose,
nuThrd hnl looking face with fith6f
| brilliantly bright ~ dull, dfoopY eges,
rfddentd. itching and shtefinE fYeIlds.
often the vrfY earliest fign II All Will
b. q general ffslfulneas, reaiieaansas and
die comfort, whrn movement ilfss but
kteplnE sllli fails 90 fost With a curious
NuInlne tons IN Tie voice and look Of
drn@nr discomfort ~ the tars
/ AfNr hAf a daF On daF ~ this sort Af
lhlps comes feFat rapidly riaiua 20 loi
ieF im daendee.
! Ti.s hesda be- aud hafhaeht bfeams
iuafa sgfnfs, tHf throat gois anfrfi ths
nQsiuls mnts uncomfortable and alapped
I 4E
4 TNa fMlit iafs Hla appalitf ana h9i iRt
frequently sAdienif FamilH wtihn# sng
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