Oxford eagle., 1918-10-03


of every man, woman and child to |
avoid this misfortune 10 cur army as /
well as the civilian population from 4
which the army Is drawn
The public should know something
Of the symptoms of this disease In
giving the symptoms. you should keep
Ina mind thar mild cases may occur and
render difficult an accurate diagnosis.
But these mild cases VIII serve as .
means of spreading the disease Just q
well as the most serious cases For
this reason any case Of influenza,
whether il be regarded as ordinary, OF
the so-called Spanish influenza, should
be placed under the rule In case Of
doubt N the diagnosis, the case should
be isolated until the condition of the
patient can be determi-e1 II Is i'm
perative that the physicians Of the
state use their Own opinion and judg-
meut relative 70 handling such cases,
rather than follow the advice and the
usual expressions BY the laity
Influenza has q sudden onset and as
: rule q chill, OF decided chilly sensa-
ton is the first manifestation, then
fever with temperature, from 100 de
grees, TO 103 10 10s degrees. with
headache and backache, redness and
running Of the eyes. flushed face. and
pains al over the body, accompanied
/ by general prostration-" The throat
4 feels sore, there is congestion Of the
I pharynx and IN some instances, ]aryn-
gifts and bronchitis in many cases,
+ the fever falls in three or four days
and the patient RECEIVERS rapidly; in
others. there Is an Irregular temper
tu1e which may be accounted for b.
bronchitis, broncho- pneumonia. or b.
the presence Of the influenza bacillus
in the blood
The most serious thing about in
+ luenza Is the tendency toward the de-
velopment Of fatal complications, as
pneumonia, or meningitis. Although
the treatment is simple, because Of
4 the danger Of complications It Is ex-
ceedingly important that the proper
care and treatment be instituted
promptly
The most important part Of the
treatment is rest in bed from the on
SET Of the disease until all the symp-
toms are gone The patient should be
given fresh air and abundant food. So
long as the patient has fever the case
should be regarded as serious and Of
course kept in bed. Because of the
tendency 10 the development Of bron-
cho-pneumonia, al patients should IN
varibly be placed in well ventilated
and warm rooms. The convalescent
requires care to avoid serious sequelae
as pneumonia and meningitis. Quinine
and asperln may be used very success
fully during the acute attack
This disease, Ike an communicable
diseases, is transmitted from one IN
dividual 70 another. The sources Of
infection are undoubtedly the secret
ions from the nose and throat and
lungs u cases Of carriers. The mode
Of transmission Is by direct or indirect
conveyance Of these secretions by
-d7oplet" infection, as in sneezing and
coughing, OF By means Of handkerchief
towels, eating utensils, etc
This disease czn undoubtedly be
controlled by the strict isolation Of
cases While general quarantine is
not desirable nor practicable, II may
be wise 70 prevent children Of farni-
lies where cases occur from attend
ing school OF any kind Of public
gathering.
The discharges from the throat
and mouth and other respiratory pas
sages q rhe patient should q course
be burned 0- treated with some eherni-
cal disinfectznt-
Remember. II yOu develop svmp-
tons Of influenza, 60 home and 20 10
BED This is wise, both from the
standpoint Of yourself and the general
public Il may save y0u : serious
spell q Sickness. Therefore do not
take ehancez" Yoz should conserve
the resisting power Of the body and
this can not be done IN gong about
Jour DAILY work while SEX These
are the eases most likely 10 develop
serious complications.
Il is especially important that she
teachers Of Mississippi during the
present session emphasize the import
ance Of the children not sneezing.
coughing and splitting pronisciously
al any time, but especially while at
school / would strongly urge 3 state
wide campaign IN our schools On this
point during the session II VIII not