The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-10
Board Of Health Suggestions.

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It seems opportune and desirable to
make known at this time and Ito en-
yphasize few facts regarding the
present epidemic of the so called
y Spanish Influenza.
4. This disease is not new one
but has occurred in epidemics repeat
edly, the last severe and wide spread
epidemic occurring during the period
of 1889 to 1892 and endemically or
sporadically every year During the
interim usually in mitigated FORM.
1t is ordinarily known as the Grippe
or La Grippe, the attacks being par
ticularly severe during these epidem-
les. The name Of Spanish Influenza or
Spanish Grippe is given to it because
the esent epidemic appears to have
started in Spain. (The Grippe bug
passing thru Spaniard perhaps got
particularly mean)
2. 1t is contagious or rather COM
municable and is most likely transmit
ted by personal contact although the
infective organiem or its spores may
be carried in the dust. lThe dried
secretions of affected persons cough
ing or splitting
3. The period of incubation i. e:s
the time between exposure and ap-
spearance of the disease appears to be
short, in most instances 2 or 3 days.
a. All cases present several. mot
necessarily alp of, the following
symptoms =
Onset sudden. usually chills, (may-
be convulsions in children), great
prostration, temperature 100 to 1O4
with comparatively sIoY pulse, head
ache, pains in eyes, general soreness,
sore throat, extending down below the
sternum, later ha1rassing cough, in.
famed mucous membrane of nose,
coryza, nausea and vomiting, abdom-
inal tenderness, appetite lost, consti-
patton the rule, sweating easily and
frequent, drowsiness, dizziness on
getting up, etc.
Complications which are dangerous
and appear to be the causes of many
deaths among the soldiers in the cam
tonments are-bronchitis and pneumo-
mia, inflammation of the middle ear,
heart weakness, meningitis.
5. There is no specific remedy,
treatment being symptomatic and self
dosing with various petent remedies
is obviously a mistake. Rest in bed
and elimination are the essential fea-
lures and time may be saved as rule
and complication avoi led by staying
in bed and keeping quiet for 3 or a
days at least. Recovery is not as
rapid as it is after an ordinary cold.
6 Prevention consists in keeping
body strong and clean by proper liv-
ing, proper breathing, proper food.
work. rest and play and it is IMPORT
ant to avoid personal contact with
those who have the disease, as much
as possible, especially with those who
cough or sneeze without covering
mouth and nose.
Cover up each cough and sneeze.
If you don't, you'll spread disease.
Keep out of crowds and stuffy plac-
es wherever you can, keep homes,
Offices and workshops we'll aired, keep
your mouth and teeth clean, gargIe
throat often with mild antiseptics.
7. Today, Oct. 8, I received from
the superintendent Of the state board
of health the following message
"Where Influenza becomes epidemic
close high schools and forbid public
gatherings. If this order had been
received about week or ten days
ago, it would have been instantly OBJ
served and would probably have pre-
vented many case, and as this order
has gone out over the state it will
doubtless serve to check the spread of
this disease in many communities
where not many cases have occurred
SO far. 1t came too late however for
our community az the epidemic is by
this time SO extensive that practically
every one living here has been expos
ed, about one.third to one-half of our
population must have had it by this
time and it would be like the proverb-
ial locking the door after the horse