Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-11-07

crease above the normal. II Ia pOAsl.
BILE that the laboratory Investigate ions
now being made ihrough the National
Research Council aud the United
States Hygienic Laboratory will fur
Dish more certain way u, which lndi.
vIdual Gases of this disease can DO
| recognized"
What 10 the course Of the dlssassi
Do people die Of it7
Ordinarily. the fever lasts from
three to four days and the pa,ient re-
covers. But while the proportion of
deaths In tho present epidemic has
generally been low. In s0Me places tia
outbreak has heen severe and deaths
have been numerous. When death o..
ours Il is usually the result OF q com.
plication."
What causes the disease and how 10
I II spread?
"Pacteriologists who have studied In.
fiuenza epidemics in the past have
found In nuny Of the cases very
small rod.shaped germ called, after ito
disc0verer, Pfeiffer's bacillus. In other
cases Of apparently the same kind Of
disease there were found pneumococci,
the germs Ut lohar pneumonia. Still
others have l'een caused by strepto-
cOcci, and by others germs with long
names.
mo matter VIVA, particular kind Of
germ causes the epidemic. II iy now
believed that Influenza IL always
spread from person 10 person, the
germs being G.rrie,l with the air along
with the very small ,lroplets of roucus,
expelled BY coughing or sneazing,
forcefuI talking, and the like by one
who already has the germs of tie dis
ease They may also be carried about
In the air In the form Of dust coming
from dried mucous, from coughing and
sneeztng. or from careless people who
| spit on the floor and on the sidetenlk.
As in most other catching diseases. a
person who has only mild attack of
the disease himself may give q very
severe attack to others"
What should be done by those who
catch the disease?
ut Is very important tina. every per-
son who becomes sick with Influenza
should 80 home at onee aud go to bed.
This will help keep away dangerous
complications aud will, ut the same
time, keep the patient from altering
the disease far and wide II Is highly
desirable that no one be allowed to
sleep In ,)sp same room with the pa
tient. III fact. no one but the nurse
should be- allowed in the room.
''If there is cough and sputum or
summing Of tue eyes and nose. care
should he taken thu, all such dis
charges are collected OH hits of gauze
or rag or paper napkins and burned.
II the patient complains Of fever and
headache, he should he given water to
drink. cold compress to the forehead
and tight sponge. Only such medi-
cine should be given as is prescribed
by the doctor. 1t is foolish to nsk the
druggist to prescribe and may be dam
gerous TO take the so-called safe, sure
and harmless remedies advertised by
patent medicine manufacturers.
"1f the patient is so situated that he
can he attended only by some one who
must also look after others in the fam
lily, 1t is advisable that such attendant
wear wrapper, apron or gown over
the ordinary house clothes while in the
| sick room and slip this of when 1eav.
ing to look after the others.
NURSES aud attendants will do well
to guard against breathing in danger
GUS disease germs by wearing simple
fold of gauze or mask while near the
patient"
Will a person who has had influenza
before catch che disease again?
ut is well known that an attack Of
measles or scarlet fever or smallpox
usually protects 81 person against an.
other attack of the same disease. This
appears not to be true OF 'Sll nish In
fluenza.' According to newspaper re-
| ports the King of Spain suffered an
| attack of Influenza during the cpl.
Jennie thirty years ago, and was again
stricken during the recent outbreak In
Spain." -.
How can one guard against infiu-
enza7 80
"ln guarding against disease Of all
kinds. 1t is important that the body be
kept strong and able to fight off dis
ease germs. This can he done by liav-
Ing proper proportion of work, play
and rest, by Keeping the body well
F., clothed. and by en,ing sufficient whole
some and Properly selected food. In
connection with diet, 1t ia well to, re.
member that milk is one of the best
all-around fools ebtainable for adults
as well as children. So far as a dis.
case like influenza is CONCERNED. health
authorities everywhere recognize the
very close relation between its spread
and OvcrcrOwdetl homes While 1t ID
not always possible, especially in
times like the present. to avoid such
overcrowtling. people should consider
the health danger and make every
effort to reduce the home Overcrowd.
Ing. to a minimum. The value of fresh
air through open windows cannot be
over emphasized