The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-27
DR.. Simon FleXner
Talks On Infantile
Paralysis
SUNLIGHT is
FATAL TO GERM
Detroit Doctor Pre-
pares Interesting Sum-
mary of Address

Dr n pemPster. editor ot the
Detroit Medical Journal has pre-.
pared an interesting summary OF
r.D,nt address by pr. SIMON FleN.
rer eminent New York physician,
before he New York Academy OF
science. on infaGtile paralysis. The
summary appears IN the August Is
-Ee OF Dr Dempsters magazine
and IS highly Illuminating AZ this
time when the scoureo is taking
.'s terrible toll in New York and is
threatening 20 Involve other cities.
DR. FleIuer defined intantile
paralysis as an Infectious and com
muuicable disease caused by the in
yasiOn Of The central nervous or
CANS, brain and cord by minute
arerabie micro-Organism, says Dr
uemr~'er In his summary. which
.e~''~ues
Tbs rrirro-orsanism has been
grown On artificial culture and - Wis
.rIt under tn- higher powers OF IN"
-7lrrrs-.p~ ~ % to ~ found con-
an@ 4pon the mucous m~moran" ct
tile urr' and throat ard int,st!1cs
OF those arr rtr' with the disease
Though known, II - micro "rgan-
f-rr . 'Hcf!'t ~ detection by the or
d.rary ha~ter illogical tests Healthy
persons may become carriers.
Tine virus. as said. enters the hnfy
b. way % the mucous inenhran ~
tnr nose and throat muliiplleR, then
5rdE rs way ~ tne brain and cord
Is way ot The lyr1pNatics which con
meet the upper nasal mem hrsnr with
the interior - the skull Being con-
"a rrd In r.- aergsttrus % the upper
respiratory tract. 81 "a easily d.
-. bItet br coughing ~ sueeZlng The
y, .0rc-ors VIII stand for long
time nigu temperature. rvnplet" dT r.
lGz rr the action ~ weak cheuica =
l. -. however readtlv destroyed hF
exposure - nri zht sunlight Accord
Ing 90 present kroHv''ix" Insects are
not agents IN the spread ~ intantll~
paralysis. though the domestic ~.
becoming runta animated, may carry
The virus and become an irtectiye
agent FOR period - two days
IL As-- A---AFa f.-a-r.-4- -tAa-t- eplAstnlcs
- tnfantils paraIysis extend from
place 10 place following the routes ~
ordinary travel NOT al epideru 'cs
- infantlle paralysis are equally So
we're Great variat'ons have been
known 70 occur 'n both number or
cases and the death rate.
Young children are a. rule NOR"
81 sceptibir - iTfart'lo Taralf sis than
older ones Not all children ar" Eus.
ceptiole nor can ~ D." stated posi-
lively that ans age .e exempt
The disease may cause No paralysis
whatever or paralysis tHat - 80
slight as 20 pas. uruuti 81 The light
or ahurtlV" cases lnilC'r@ greater
sus certJuii'ty than mas hlthsrto been
The period. or incubation varies
from two days 20 two wFeks The
nasal per 3 does not evrsed about
eight DAYS The PERIOD - curmuni-
cation - during me Early ana acute
stag Animal eN7er. rnsntation has
shown thHt recovery from one attack
- protection from .ubs"Guent tnoch-
fation The blood from persons who
have recovered from TIE disease has
d~str0"tnS ueutraliZin9 erect upon
the virus. though the blood Or nor
nal persons has not Protection from
aftAchH depends upon the presence -
immune bodies which arise IN the In
ternat organism and are yielded o.
the blood THESE immune bodies ap-
pear = the blood even after the mild
est attack
IRE serum treatment has given a
rrea sure ~ success where ~ has been
used. Chiefly IN France. where blood
g~fun from persons who had recOv-
cred from ir fantile paralysis has been
injected into ~ spinal membrane
Of persons who have Just become -
rafvEed fortunately human ser
um is limited and no other animal
cNcep, tho monkey is capable %
yielding ar immu0" serum
FfsNner wsrU- against the Epreaf
Of Infection through the agency ~
the house Us. which comes IN contact
with the nasal secrsttonE - thos" III
with Tho disease and facilitate the
n@r goes on 20 say that the degree