The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-19

EtHtpG IlNEltlllF il'hllHlNlN WIZ 'h'
nish a more certain way IN which indi
yidual cAeos Of tllis disease can be
recognized"
What Is the course Of the dlseasef
% people die Of III
"Orlinnrily. The foyor lasts from
three tu four DAYS and tho patient re
covers. nuf white the proportion ~
deaths in the present epidemic ms
renc,nll, hcon low. ~ Some plnres the
outIrr,t Inns been severe nud d"Htlis
haye hron numerous Wlon deoth DC
clrs II Is usually tho result ot 81 ON
plicntlon
What causes The disease and no" IS
It spread2
ouactoriologists who have studied NJ
aupuzn cpidomlca I'm the past hoNe
fund In raany of the cases = N''N
small rcd shaped germ cnlled, after US
d~iacnycrer. rfeiGor'a bacillus. ~ oih'l
,,sos ~ ouparpntly the snnlo KIM ~
,tis.,sn thorr were found pnoumotoc'''
the gcrms Of lobnr pneumonia 0l"'
others have hocn caused by slf'pl"
,ncrt sud Nv others germs WITH long
names. -,
"No matter vhat particular Finh 81
norm causes the epidemic. II IS now
believed tlnt influenza IS always
sprend from person 7" person t"'
germs l,oiug carried with thc air along
with tic very small droplets of mncns'
expollcd hY coughing or sne"zlilE'
Corccrul talking, aud the Ike by on"
who nlrcndy has the germs nf the us
oago 1hry may also be carried nl'nut
IN iho mir IN tllp form Of dust coming
from dried mncus, flom coughing hiln
enppziug. or FROM careless people VINO
spit on The floor and on the
As IN most other catching diseases, II
uereon who has only q mild attack OF
the disease himself may give u very
severe attack 10 others.
What should be done by those who
catch the disease2
II. is very important that every per
son who becomes sick With influenza
should 90 home at once and % to hed.
This viii help keep away dangerous
complications and will. At the satne
time. keep the patient from scattering
The disease far aud wide. II Is highly
desirable that no one be allowed +"
slapp i'm the same room With the pa
tipnt. In fact, no u but the nurse
should be allowed In tho room.
or there is cough aud sputum or
running of the eyes aud nose. care
should he taken that all such dlS-
charges are collected 81 bits OF gtlllze
~, rig or paper napkins and burned.
If the patient complains of fever anu
headache. he should he given water I"
drink. n cold compress 10 the lorell"aa
and a light sponge. only such Ihpdl-
cine should he given rs is rresrrlped
by The doctor. II is foolish to ask the
druggist to prescribe aud may he Jan
peroue to take the so-callpd 'safe, sure
and harmless remedies advertised by
patent medicine manufacturers.
"If the patient Is So situated that he
can he attended only by some m who
must olso look after others in Tive fam
ily. If is advisable that such attendant
NtfI " NlHIINts llI''t " t''''
the ordinary house clothes while IN the
sick rootn and SLIP this of when leav-
Ing to look after The others.
"Nurses and attendants will 10 well
10 guard against breathing in danger
Gus disease germs by wearing a simple
fold Of gauze or mask while near The
patient
Will a person who has had Influenza
before catch the disease again7
at Is well known that an attack of
measles or scarlet fever or smallpox
usually protects a person against an
other attack of The same disease. This
appears not to he true of Spanish In
huenza.' According 10 newspaper re-
ports the King of Spain suffered an
attack of influenza during the cpl
demic thirty years ago, and was again
stricken during the recent outbreak In
Spain
How car one guard against influ-
enza2
"In guarding against disease Of all
kinds, It Is important that the body be
4, kept strong and able TO fight off dis
ease germs. This can be done by hav-
ing q proper proportion Of work, play
and rest, by keeping the body well
clothed, and by eating sufficient whole
some and properly selected food. In
connection with diet, IT Is well TO re-
melsber that milk Is one Of the best
all-around foods obtainable for adults
as well as children. SO far as a dis
ease like influenza is concerned, health
| authorities everywhere recognize the.
very close relation between It's spread
and o"vercrowded homes. While It Is
not always possible, especially in
times like the present, to avoid such
o~vercrowding, people should consider
the health danger and make every
effort to reduce the home overcrowd-
ing to n minimum. The value Of fresh
air through open windows cannot be
over emphasized.
"When crowding Is unavoidable, MS
keep the face SO turned as not to in
hale directly the air breathed out by
another person.
ut is especially important to be-
ware of the person who coughs or
sneezes without covering his mouth
and nose. II also follows that one
should keep out of crowds and stuffy
places as much as possible, keep
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