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probable that only one will remain so
permanently.
lnfantile paralysis may begin with
symptoms of sore throat, cold In the
head, stomach trouble, diarrhoea, con
stipation, or summer complaint" lr-
ritability, fear of being handled, fever
ishness, and pain are the most charac-
teristic Of the early symptoms. Some
children are drowsy II left alone, but
become irritable when handled. When
you ssa in the newspapers that the
disease is prevalent, you should iso.
late any child showing such symp-
toms and call a physician or the
health department at once.
Treatment
This should be looked after by a
skilled physician Don't buy any elec-
trical apparatus unless told to do so
by your physician. Don't allow any
one who is not a physician familiar
with the disease, to massage or man.
ipulate the patient, until the pain has
disappeared. Such treatment will
cause terrible pain, and will do harm.
When pain has disappeared massage
and exercise will do good Absolute
rest is the most important thing in the
early treatment.
Prevention
To prevent the disease spreading,
every case and suspected case must
be isolated. The discharges of the
nose and mouth must be received on
cloths and burned The greatest care
must be used in destroying or disin-
fecting all articles coming in contact
with the patient, such as linen, eating
and drinking vessels, food, etc. Treat
every case as If it were diphtheria.
The rules printed at the end of this
paper should be strictly observed.
How To Avoid
To avoid the disease, parents should
keep their children and themselves
away from all cases of sickness.
Avoid public gatherings of all kinds,
such as moving picture shows, picnics
Sunday schools, and even schools,
when the disease prevails.
Don't take your children on street
cars, trains, or out of town when you
hear that infantile paralysis is epi-
demic.
Avoid persons from districts where
the disease is prevailing.
Keep your children at home in clean
well-screened rooms, until the out
break is over.
How You Can Help
You can help to prevent the spread
of infantile paralysis, by obeying these
rules, and by calling a physician
should your children take sick. Please
insist that your physician notify the
local health department.
Rules For The Control of lnfanti1e
Paralysis
/. Isolation of the patient and
screening to keep out insects. Domest-
ic animals should be excluded from
the room.
2. Disinfection or destruction of all
discharges, especially the sputum and
nasal secretions and excretions from
the intestines. Nurse and physician
should observe the same precautions
regarding their hands and clothing as
in attending case of scarlet fever
3. A modified quarantine should be
observed, consisting of isolation of the
patient, and detention of all persons in
the home, with the exception of the
bread winner Quarantine should per-
sist for not less than thirty days fol-
lowing the disappearance of acute
symptoms. Exposed children must be
quarantined for period of twenty-one
days from date of last exposure to the
disease.
4. When this disease Is present in
community, public gatherings which
children will attend should be dis
couraged.
5. Members of the family and other
exposures should use mouth washes
and nasal douches under the direction
of the attending physician.
6. AS soon as practicable after re-
covery of the patient, the house
should be disinfected with formalde-
hyde.
7. The attention Of physicians
should be directed to the fact that
abortive cases are often associated
with typical cases, and the same pre-
cautions should be observed with
such cases.
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