The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

white corpuscles shows little or no in
crease above the normal 1t Is posi-
BILE that the laboratory investigations
now being made through the National
Research Council and the United
States HYGIENE Laboratory will fur
nish more certain way in which indi-
vidual cases Of this disease can be
recognized"
What is the course Of the dlsease7
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 1t is usually the result Of COM
plication.v
What causes the disease and how 10
II spread2
"Bacteriologists who have studied in
fuenza epidemics in the past have
found in many of the cases a very
small rod-shaped germ called, after its
dscoverer, Pfelffer's bacillus, In other
cases of apparently the same kind of
disease there were found pneumococci,
others have been caused by strepto-
cocci, and by others germs with long
names.
mo matter what particular kind of
germ causes the epidemic, it is now
believed that influenza Is always
spread from person to person, the
germs being carried with the air along
with the very small droplets Of mucus,
expelled by, coughing or sneezing,
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
sneezing, or from careless people who
spit on the floor and on the sidewalk.
AS In most other catching diseases, a
person who has only mild attack of
the disease himself may give a very
severe attack to others"
e''~' '"e
at Is very important that every per-
son VINO becomes SICK WIN lh.'ueii"a
snouiu go nome III onee anu so W oeu'
This will help keep away dangerous
complications anu VIII, at lhe same
time, Keep the patent from scattering
the disease far and wide. 1t Is hishly
desirable that no one De aloWeu 10
sleep IN the same room Win the pa
tent In TACT, no one put the nurse
should be allowed Ill the ROOM
IF there Is cough ana sputum or
running OF the eyes ana nose, care
onou.u w -, ni.a 80 80
n". o. -. .oe. ,I,.,.a an, hn,rod
IL the not;ant counIains of fever and
headache bo shouId no piven woter IN
drink n cold comnress to the forehead
ond a licbt snonga Only such medi.
cine shou,d no yiven nc is nrescribed
Inv the doctor II is foolish to osk the
druggist tn nrpSrribp and NAV he dam
garons IN fake the so.colled .sofe sure
and harmless remedies advertised by
patent medicine manufacturers.
"If tho rotiant is so situated thot he
can be 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 whlle III the
sick room ana slip this on when leav-
ing to look after the others
Nurses ana attendants VIII 40 well
to guard against breathing IN DANGER
Gus disease germs by wearing simple
fold Of gauze or mask While near the
patient"
viii a person who has had influenza
before catch the disease AGAIN?
at ia wo,I known that an attack ri
meos,as or scarlet foyer or smolInox
usrollv nrotacts a nerson AGAINST an.
cher attocl ~ tho game disease This
onneors not IN no trna NJ .Spanisb In.
aren1a, According IN newsnanor re.
norts tho king ~ Sna,n suffered an
attach NJ jnfuenza during tho eni.
Iou,c th,rtv yoors 900 and wos again
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