Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-24
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IN Scarlet F1ever
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are also the early symptoms Of that com
nonoH Of all the little feyefs bad
old or a sore throat This. however. a.
no drawback. for from a practical point
Of yiow. il makes little or no difference
what fever your child ia coming down
with. 40 long aa you recognize promptly
tIat an infection Ia coming and act ee-
cordlngly isolate IN haste and make
YOUR diagnosis at leisure" is the fuic
of safety
The moment The little one shows any
Two or three OF these general danger
signals Of Infection. or colds" he should
be put TO rest Al once. IN comfortable
bed, flat, firm, elastic and with plenty
~ room IN II for him 20 tumble about
'~and roll over, III q quiet, well-ventilated
room; given o mild laxative a hot bath
and all the pure water. lemonade or other
FROM juice drinks That he Graves Ihrn
II he doesn't quickly improve, call In
the doctor and lei him decide what par
tieular fever he has ana give the mp.
proprl8te treatment
Children showing any ~ these danger
signals should no more be sent 70 school
Or 70 any entertainment or public re-
sort than they should be sent OF bare.
headed IN n snow storm Or bare foot IN
the sleet or slush They viii get moth
ing but harm from any sort Of work
which they attempt 10 do when in this
condition and be source OF nothing but
danger 70 the classmates and playnates
II the Little Fever proves 70 be scar
let fever. the headache becomes much
moro severe, the fever goes NJ very rap
Idly often reaching 100 degrees in TWEEN
ty-four hours, the throat becomes very
sore and swallowing 30 painful that #
II sometimes hard to tell. at this stage.
whether We are dealing with dlphtheria
or scarlet fever.
on the second or third day bright,
fpeeklcd, crimson or scarlet rash ap-
pears, which has given its namo 70 the
disease first upon the neck and upper
part Of the chest From this Il spreads
rapidly all over the body until the little
sufferer IL literally az red ns boiled lob
stor from forehead 10 toes.
Fortunately the worst IN soon reached
and passed. and by the third 10 the fifth
day the fever reaches It's height and be
gins to decline, 80 that usually within a
week or ten days at the outside the nc
tive part of the fever Is over. The
throat becomes more comfortable, the
rash fades and the child begins 10 take
some interest IN his surroundings and
gets back his appetite.
The risk Of ono OF the most serious
after-effects Of scarlet FOYER in childhood
10 nephritis. or acute inflammation OF the
kidneys. About the fourth or fifth day
the examinations show trnceB Of iaihpInI \
In the urine and this persists for several
weeks, but usually with proper care
clears up completely and leaves no trace
Of permanent trouble in the kidneys
n, however, tho proper precautions as
10 diet and treatment, 10 insure free
flow Of urine, are not taken. or still more
N the patient ie allowed 10 get up too
soon or go out and expose himself 10 the
weather or 20 back 10 school before the
albumin has entirely disappeared from
his urine, then the inflammation may |
lake on a serious form at once. The urine +!
will be suppressed, severe headache fol- |
lowed by dropsy will set in and the lit
Tie patient will be thrown into very |
alarming and dangerous condition. For
tunateiy. even whore this complication !
occurs, proper attention and caro- viii |
usually clear UP tho kidney trouble and
recovery will result.
But we are finding out 10 our dlsrnay |
IN recent years that this is by no means
the last OF the danger, but that The men
and women who develop Bright's disease
In middle OF later life are often tho very
ones who suffered from an attack OF in
Illumination of the kidneys after scarlet
fever In childhood.
The other complication which needs
10 be guarded against in scarlet foyer
comes later still. and that IS inflamma-
ton Of the middle car. with rupture OF
the drum and suppurahon or discharge
from the ear This danger may be best
prevented by careful attention 10 the
throat and nose in the earlier stages Of
the disease by antiseptin washes. sprays,
etc. also by watching the child care
fully to see whether II shows any signs
NJ earache. either by crying or putting
its hand up to its ear. or burying that
side Of the head in tho pillow
Even after the inflammation has
reached the ear prompt puncture u tho
drum, 10 lot out the pus. followed by
skilful nntiseptio treatment. will both
greatly diminish the suffering Of the
little one and make the recovery more
rapid and complete There II no danger
of q permanent hole In the drum and
chronic discharge from tho ear after
early puHeture. - the drum heals up
Very readily IN children Indeed. our
chief difficulty is 10 keep ~ onen long
enough 10 drain Hll the pus and germs
completely out az tho drum cavity
strange ~ n may seem Ga such rt-
esedingly common and familiar diseases
we have until JUST recently been utterly
haffled IN olf attempts "a discover The
germs that cause either measles, scarlet
feeer on whanptns C0Hghe Hence we had
00 taceinaa ~ antlt0Kiua against them
HHt patience ana hard Wufk Wert re,
sfiod finally, a0a about year AHa
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