Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-14


means as severe or as sudden In their |
onset as they are In influenza. Final |
ly. ordinary colds do not spread
through the community 10 rapidly or
30 extensively MS does Influenza.
in most cases person taken sick
with Influenza feels sick rather sud.
denly He feels weak, has pains In the
eyes, ears, head or back, and may be
sUve nll over, Many patients feel
dizzy. some vomlt. Most Of the pn.
tlcnts complain Of feeling chilly, and
with this comes u fever In which the
temperature rises TO 100 TO loI. In
most cases the pulse remains relative.
ly slow.
"ln appearance one Is struck by the
fact that the patient looks sick. His
eyes and the inner side Of his eyclids
may be slightly 'hloodshot,' or con.
gcsted,' as the doctors say. There
may be running from the nose, or
there may be some cough, These signs
n cold may not he marked; never.
thclcss the patient looks aud feets very
sick,
In addition 10 the appearance and
the symptoms MS already described.
examination OF the patients blood may
aid the physician IN recognizing Span
:Sh influenza for u has been found
that In this disease the number OF
white corpusclcs shows little or no In.
crease above the normal. II Is possl-
BILE th 4 the laboratory Investigations
now l. ,ing made through the National
Research Council and the United
States Hygienic Laboratory will fur
nish more certain way In which lndl-
vidual cases OF this disease can be
recognised"
What 10 tho course Of tho dIseasef
Do people die OF III
Ordinarily, the fever lasts from
three to four days and the patient re-
covers. But while the proportion OF
deaths In the present epidemic has
generally been low, in some places the
outbreak has been severe and deaths
have been numerous. When death oc-
ours II is usually the result OF com
plication."
What causes the disease and how 10
Il spread7
"Bacteriologists who have studied in
fiuenza epidemics In the past have
| found In many OF the cases a very
Small rod shaped germ called, after Its
discoverer. Pfelfrer's bacillus. In other
cases OF apparently the same kind OF
disease there were found pneumococci.
the germs OF lobar pneumonia. Still
others have been caused by strepro-
cocci. and by others germs with long
namea
mo matter what particular kind OF
germ causes the epidemic, II II now
believed that influenza is always
spread from person to person, he
germs being carried with the air along
with the very small droplets Of mucus
expelled by coughing or snee2lnG
forceful 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 coming
from dried mucus, from coughing and
sneezlng. or from careless people who
spit on the floor and on the sidewalk
As In most other Cntchinr diseases,
person who has only mild attack OF
the disease himself may give very
severe attack to others"
What should be done by those whc
catch the disease7
ut Is very important that every per
son who becomes sick with influenza
should go home ut once and go to bed
This will help keep away dangerous
complications and will. at the SAM
time, keep the patient from scattering
the disease far and wide. 1t is highl!
desirable that no one be- allowed 4
sleep In the same room with the pa
tient. In fact, no one but the nurs
should be allowed In the room.
III there Is cough and spatum N
running of the eyes and nose, cart
should be taken that all such dis
charges are collected on bits Of pUuZ
or rag or paper napkins aud burned
= II the patient complains of fever AM
headache, he should be given water II
drink. cold compress To the ior"lI"n'
I ard light sponge. only such mrdI
cine should De given ns IS prescribe
by ,Le doctor. Ii Is foolish to ask ih
druggist to prescribe and may be dH'
gerous to take the sO-callcd 'Snt", sDr
and harmless remedies advertised b
] patent medicine manufacturers.
p IF the patient Is so situated that II
E can be attended only by some one wh
, must also look after others IN III" ran
= ily, II Is advisable that such ati"udhl
. wear wrapper, apron or gown owe
the ordinary house clothes while IN u
sick room and slip this off when leaN
ing to look after the others.
"Nurses and attendants will do we
to guard against breathing In DANCE
GUS disease germs by wearing slmpI
:. fold OF gauze or mask while near III
= patient"
viii a person who has had influenz
: before catch the disease a9ain2
"It Is well known that an attack
u measles or scarlet fever or Sludllpu