Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-22
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INFLUENZA DANGER
LIES IN AFTERMATH
state Health Iomna SS,uncr Cautions
People ~ States to Carefully
Protest Themselves.

No pcopl, are more efficient ur
show "a mvre splendid spirit In rising
tu hn emergency than the Americans,
hut II IN also a Characteristic that ~
soon h- the pressing need IL over
ihrV a." too apt to relax efforts Ia
too great a degree. The terrible cpl
d"utir uf influunsh has at present
made deep IMPRESSION uu IN" pco.
pie They have been Wiling tu
undergo Inconvenience 10 rndorr.
drastic mrusutrH lWt ~ should lee
remembered that precautions must
10 maintained long after the rpl
drmic prnp" has hcrn checked
unless heavy penalty IL to b" paid
IN death nud sickness
Weakening Effects
Aside from tiN direct and iumedi-
ate toll the influenza seems tu htN"
In many viH's a Weakening effect
u lc1'"ning IN certiuu directions ~
th" hodtl, resistance tn disease II
durs not seem that an attack ~ lu.
tluenza confrrs immunity of anv
sort On the contrary II seems 80
render persons MOI" susceptible in
tuhorculusis. pneumonia, ana similar
! Illnesses
| While there nrc SOME points W
! difference" between N" present opi
driuic ~ influenza ana the 81 Cn He'd
grip epidemic ~ the winter uf 1889
"a, IN many rS~rniini features they
sorm tn hc the same II was no
tirrable that IN many cities the rpi'
drmtc of iNSg.gO was fullow"d u, 3,
marked increase ~ pulmonary dis
cnscs The increaSr seemed to per
sis, for about tlrrc wears Then
m" sickness and death ratcs dropped
hnck To about the normal rates he
fore the epidemic
Precautions Are Necessary.
There are many features ~ the IN
flurnrn proplem which not Yet have
been solvrd'hy medical scicnc" ~
porlments have been mad" with So
rnms In some cases they have
acemcd tn produce satisfactory 70
suits. but there atm In need for ~
tended investigation Tho -impl"
rulcs which were laid down by IN.
state board ~ health during tho cpl
demic might well he observed to
considerable extent after n has sub
sided Exercise. avoidance or com
stipation. freedom from worry.
plenty of fresh air, regular HABITS.
wholcEomc food are desirable nj ah
times During the epidemic meet
ingA were forbidden, theat-tH closed
and In general han was laid upon
lam occasions which would tend To
bring people together In larg. mum
hers Of course w normal times
crowds cannot he entirely avoided
Neverthelcp precautions for the
proper ventilation " all places
twhcrc persons congregnie In con
siderable numbers will tend to de-
crease disease
PrcINr,sinc~ for Future.
Tho Influenza epidemic has en-
phnsi,cd the necessity In this state
FOR taking proper care of tuhercuinf
patients RA well as taking prc1u-
tiuns agains, persons becoming af-
fected t'nlcss prompt and far
reaching measures are taken II In
Inevitable that the influenza cpl
demic will bc followed In this state
hv IA marked increase IN the number
OF tuh.rrulnr cas.-, In addition "
In certain that number of our
soldiers will return from France IN
fested with tuberculosis Provision
must he made Tor such cases. TINS
provision cannot properly he MADE
hv individuals II IL matter or
community action ENtenrlNe l"g
islatiun In needed There II no que"'
tion that It will he necessary to ct
mend considerable sums ~ money
il IL certain. however. that money
rould not hc better expended ana
thaJc IN no question that the people
lof oklahoma are coming 10 an mp
| ,t.,ittipu al this fuCt