The Springdale news., 1918-10-18

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A. Dangerous as Poison Gas Shells
In the head, eyes, ears, back or other
parts OF the body and feeling of Sc
we're sickness. In most OF the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
days. the patient then rapidly recover
ing. Some OF the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or Inflammation
of the ear, or meningitis, and many o.
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-cslled Spanish influenza is
Identical with the epidemies OF Infaen-
"a of earlier years is not yet known.
"Epidemlcs Of influenza have visited
this country since lG47. Il Is Interest
ing to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia.
Spain Since that time there have
been numerous epIdemies OF the dis
ease. In 1889 and 1890 an epidemic
OF Influenza. starting somewhere In the
Orient spread first 10 Russia aud
thence over practically the entire civ
ilized world Three yesss later there
was another hare-up Of tie disease
Both times the epidemic spread vide
~ over the United States.
Although the present epidemic is
called Spanish influenza there is no
reason TO believe that II originated IN
Spain Some writers who have studied
the question believe that tie epidemic
came from the Orient and they call al
tenuon to the fact that, the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along
the eastern front in the summer an6
fall OF 1917"
How can Spanish Influenza" be rec
o9nzed7
There Is as yet no certain way In
which a single case Of Spanish Iui1u-
enza' can be recognized. On the 9th.
er hand, recognition Is easy where
there IS II group OF cases In contrast
10 the outbreaks OF ordinary coughs
and colds. which usually occur In tie
cold months, epidemcs Of Influenza
may occur at any season OF the year.
Thus the present epidemic ragged most
intensely In Europe III May, June and
July. Moreover, In the case Of ordi-
nary colds, the general symptoms
(feyer, pain, depression) are By no
means as severe or as sudden Ia their
onset as they are In influenza Final
", ordinary colds do not spread
through the community so rapidly or
50 extensively as does influenza.
In most cases n person taken sick
with influenza feels sick rather sud
denly. He feels weak. has pains III tie
eyes, ears. head or back, and may be
sore all over Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomit Most Of the pa.
tients complain Of feeling chilly. aud
with this comes Il fever In which the
temperature rises TO 100 TO lo4 In
most cases the pulse remains relative
ly slow
In appearance one IS struck by the
fact that the patient looks sick. His
eyes ana the inner SIDE OF his eyelfds
may be slightly hIoudshot. or con.
gested as The doctors say. There
may be running from the nose, or
there may he some cough. These Sigus
OF cold may not he marked never
theless the patient looks ard feels very
sick.
IN addition 70 the appearance and
the symptoms as already described
eiaiiiiia'i"H ~ 1ae ita'leht blood may
a4u t't pay SAelah IN recognizing span
~ u.ueL+a' ioF Las been round
-" - ''i'S 4.SeaSe me n4hasf OF
80 w p1>'' eS SHOWS NIUE or 10 IN
,e'se aDo'e 'ne totihal II ) ft4ss4-
~ '.'@t 'i'e laboratory lhfestl=at taus
-" "e'hs mace through The National
.seseAISn oouhcii and The niied
states hySlenic Laboratory viii fnr-
nlsh a more certain way In which indi-
''uaai cases OF this disease can be
recognized
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