The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-12
OFFER STAIf AID IN TYPHOID CASES PREVENTION IMPORTANCE Is Urged in Bulletin Just Issued by U. of A. Department of
 Public Hygiene.


 sued today by the extension division, department of public hygiene, medical department of the University of Ar kansas, says:
 Apropos of the outbreak of infantile paraysis in New York city, and the great unrest of the people concerning the possible spread of the disease to other parts of the county, it is well to not overlook the danger to which the public is at all times exposed from typhoid fever, malaria, tuberculosis and other well known communicable diseases which are constantly carry ing on their ravages.
 Typhoid fever has in the past, and
 is now, playing a tragedy which will never be equalled by infantile paraly- sis lnfantile paralysis may, for a short season, claim a few thousand
 lives; typhoid fever will continue to claim it's many thousands. In the United States every year 100000 per sons contract typhoid fever, and 40,- 900 die from the disease Economic ally considered, typhoid fever is one of the three ranking diseases which affect mankind, and it's control con- stitutes one of the most difficult san itary problems of the age
 Typhoid fever is more frequent in the summer and fall than in other sea- sons. This is because of the increased danger from fly infection and from a lowering of resistance resulting from
 the summer heat. Water supplies also are more apt to become polluted in | dry seasons than in wet seasons. Typhoid germs enter the body through the mouth and find Judgment in the intestinal tract where they null l tiply, produce toxins, and, when ab-
 sorbed by the blood, give rise to cer- tain symptoms which constitute the disease. The disease never arises spontaneously in the system. It can only be acquired from some antece- dent case. The usual modes of trans mission are by (a) contact, (b) wat CT, Gel milk, (d) flies, etc.
 Typhoid fever is often spoken of as water-borne disease, because in a large number of cases it is contracted from the use of polluted drinking wat CT. Many severe epidemics have been definitely traced to contaminated
 milk Flies play a most important
 role in the dissemination of typhoid.
 The outbreak of typhoid fever in the United States army camps during the Spanish-American war was largely
 due to the common house fly. Care
 lessness in the disposal of the pa tient's eXcreta constitutes one of the greatest sources of danger in the spread of the disease Flies having
 access to such excreta carry the germs and are capable of contaminating food
 and drink.
 The time intervening between the entrance of the germs into the sys- tenn until the appearance of the first symptoms are from 10 days to three
 weeks. The first symptoms to develop during this period are headache, loss of appetite, muscular tiredness and
 general debility. These symptoms may last from a few days to a week, when the patient goes down with all the symptoms of the disease. During this stage, which is known as the incuba- tion period, the patient is susceptible of transmitting the disease.
 The diagnosis should be made early, and blood test is necessary. Blood examinations for typhoid for the hy-
 gienic laboratory of the state board of health are made by the department of
 pathology of the medical department of the University of Arkansas, and
 this department will render every as sistance to physicians ip the diagnosis of the disease. No fee is charged for any examinations made for public
 health purposes. Prof. A. c. Shipp, NJ. D., professor of pathology, will
 give full information upon request The prevention of typhoid fever is
 the simple application of the princi-
 ples of right living. Water for domes-
 tic purposes should be pure and free
 from contamination. Milk and all
 foods should be protected from con tamination. Boil milk and water when
 in doubt. The soil should not be pol
 luted by tt.7 discharges from the hu-
 man body The breeding places of
 flies should be destroyed, and every
 house used for human habitation, and
 every privy should be securely screen
 ed. A well screened house is the un-
 dertaker's worst enemy.
 Typhoid fever is a reportable dis
 ease in Arkansas. Every case should
 be isolated and managed in a general
 way as any communicable disease.
 The discharges of the body should be
 thoroughly sterilized by the use of ...cll l-,,..,..,, n..Iiro..4i.c. la+t1.. L.