Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17

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 of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called Spanish influenza Is
identical with the epidemics of infiuen-
"a of earlier years Is not yet known.
"Epidemics of influenza have visited
this country since 1917. 1t Is interest
ing to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia,
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemics Of the dis
ease. In 1899 and 1890 an epidemic
of influenza. starting somewhere In the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence over practically the entire civ
lliZed world. Three years later there
was another fiare-up of the disease
Both times the epidemic spread wide
ly over the United States.
Although the present epidemic is
called Spanish Influenza there Is no
reason to believe that II originated In
Spain. Some writer's who have studied
the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient and they call at
tention to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along
the eastern front In the summer anG
fall of 1917"
How can Spanish Influenza" be roo
oonIzed7
There Is as yet no certain way In
which single case Of Spanish influ
enza' can be recognized On the 9th
er hand, recognition Is easy where
there is group Of cases. In contrast
to the outbreaks Of ordinary coughs
and colds, which usually occur in the
cold months, epidemics Of infuenz.
may occur at any season Of the year
Thus the present epidemic ragged mos
intensely In Europe in May, June anc
July. Moreover, In the case of ordi
nary colds, the general symptom,
fever, pain, depression) are by n,
means as severe or as sudden In theil
onset as they are in Influenza. Final
ly, ordinary colds do not sprea,
through the community so rapidly o.
so extensively as does Influenza.
I'm most cases a person taken sicl
with Influenza feels sick rather sud
denly. He feels weak, has pains In the
eyes, ears, head or back, and may be
sore all over. Many patients fee
dizzy, some vomit. Most of the pa
tients complain Of feeling chilly. ant
with this comes a fever In which tho
temperature rises to 100 to 1O4. In
most cases the pulse remains relative
ly slow.
In appearance one Is struck by tn.
fact that the patient looks sick. Hi,
eyes and the inner side of his eyelid,
may be slightly 'bloodshot,' or con
gested, as the doctors say. Their,
may be running from the nose. O.
there may be some cough. These sign
OF cold may not be marked never
theless the patient looks and feels yer,
sick.
I'm addition to the appearance an,
the symptoms as already described
examination Of the patients blood ma,
aid the physician In recognizing Span
isn influenza, for Il has been foun,
mat In this disease the hummer a
white corpuscles shows little or no in
crease above the normal. 1t IL posi-
hie that the laboratory investigation,
10" oe'ng made through the Nationa
research Council and the Unitet
states Hygienic Laboratory Will fur
nisn more certain way In which Indi
Eiduai cases Of this disease can b>
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