The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-11-14

that IN HIS disease the number Of
white eorruscies shows little or no in
crease above the normal Il is posi-
bic that he laboratory Investigations
now being made through The National
Research Council and the United
States Hyg.euic Laboratory viii fur
uish more certain way ln which mdi-
vidual cases Of this disease can be
recognized.
What is the course Of the disease
% people die Of it,
Ordinarily. the fever lasts from
three 10 four days and The pa'lyu, re
covers. But while lie proportIou of
deaths ia the present epidemic sas
generally been low. In some places the
outbreak has teen severe ana deaths
lave been numerous when death oc
ours IL is usually the result OF com
plicatlou"
What causes the disease and how is
it spread?
"Bacieriologists who have studied I'm
fueuza epidemics in the past have
found In many Of the cases a very
smaiI rod shaped germ called, after lis
d.ScoNercr rfeiiters bacillus Ia other
cases of apparently the same kind of
disease there were found pneumococci
the germs of lobar pneumonia still
others have been caused by strepto-
cocct, and by others germs with long
names
NO matter what particular kind Of
germ causes the epidemic, it is now
believed that influenza is always
spread from person to person, the
germs being carried with the air along
with The very small dropletS Of mucus
expelled by coughing or sncezug
torcetul talking and the like by one
who already has the germs Of the dis
ease They may also be carried about
in the air in the form of dust comin-
from dried mucus, from coughing ana
sueeling,. or from careless people Who
spit ON the floor and ON the sidewalk
As in most other catching diseases. a
person who has only mild attack of
the disease himself may give very
severe attack TO others"
What should be done by those who
catch the disease2
"lt is very important that every per
son who becomes sick with Influenza
should 20 home at once and 90 to bed
This will help keep away dangerous
complications and will, at the same
time, keep the patient from scattering
the disease far and wide 1t is highly
desirable that no one be allowed TO
sleep In the same room with the pa
tent In fact, no one but the nurse
should be allowed In the room.
IF there is cough and sputum or
running of the eyes and nose, care
should be taken that all such dis.
charges are collected on bits of gauze
or rag or paper napkins and burned
If the patient complains of fever and
headache, he should be given water to
drink a cold compress 10 the forehead
and a light sponge Only such medI-
cine should be given as is prescribed
by the doctor 1t is foolish to ask the
druggist to prescribe and may be dan
gerous to take the so-called safe, sure
and harmless remedies advertised by
patent medicine manufacturers.
"lf the patient is SO situated that he
can be attended only by some one who
must also look after Others in the fam
fly, it Is advisable that such attendant
wear wrapper, apron or gown over
the ordinary house clothes while in the
sick room and slip this off when leav-
ing to look after the others
"Nurses and attendants viii do we'll
to guard against breathing in danger
Gus disease germs by wearing simple
fold of gauze or mask While near the
patient"
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