Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-25
he HAS FOUND 4 SERUM
THAT WORKS WONDERS
RICHMOND PHYSICIAN DISCOVERS
TREATMENT WHICH PUTS
EFFECTIVE CHICK ON
PNEUMONIA.


= the time Of the announcement
Of the findings from the use of
antistreptococcus serum In the
pneumonia cases on which 1t hasl
been used BY DR.. Samuel Budd
Of the Richmond Influenza Emer-|
gency Hospital, the State Board
of Health has not felt that it
could make any recommendations
as to a definite method of treat
nent for these cases. The in
dications, however, now are def
mite that many of the cases OF
| p leumonia complicating inf1u-
enza are due the germ strspto-
coccus instead of to the usual
lgerm of pneumonia. In various
lparts Of the State reports show
that about one half of the cases
lof pneumonia have been fatal.
| DR.. Budd had antistreptoccus
serum administered to twenty
patients, two of whom were
practically in a dying condition
when this treatment was given.
IOf this group only these two
Ihave died. The results in the
lother cases are declared by
prominent and conservative ply.
Isicians to be little short of mirac.
ulous.
This serum is not used as a
preventative but as cure for
1.-The so-called streptococcus pneu
nonia so frequently complicat-
ling or following influenza. 1t il
not a new serum but one which
has been in use for streptococcus
infections of the throat and other
Iparts of the body for several
wears.
The product used here is pro-
Iduced by the H. K. milford
company of Philadelphia, Pa,
LILLY & Company of Ind anap polls,
Ind., E. r. Squibb & Sons OF
New Brunswick, n. j.. and
Parke. Davis & Co., of Detroit,
Mich. also supply products OF
this nature.
The antistreptococcus serum
for best results should be in
Ij-cted directly into a vein Of the
atm. The rather limited ex-
perience of physicians in its use
for streptococcus pneumonia in
ldicates that the best results will
be had by 20 cubic centimeter
idoses administered at intervals
of eight hours. In number of
Instances observed, active de.
lirium ceased, the temperature
dropped markedly and symptoms
of poisoning rapidly diminished
within a few hours after the first
injection of this serum. Solidi-
fed areas in the lungs have been
observed to clear up within a few
hours and the patients have been
rescued in remarkably short
time from a practically dying
condition to convalescence.
The State Board of Health i'm.
medistsly ordered a shipment of
this serum from the milford
Company when the first results
were learned, and was in a posi-
ton, when authorized to make
public statement, to send out al
once at least limited supply Of
the serum to different parts of
Virginia. This supply was soon
exhausted and more has been
ordered for the Board, while the
hea It'll officers of various parts
of the State have been advised
to order all additional supply
directly from the manufacturers. |
Serum for treating one case is
costing from 50 to SIS according |
to the form of the package.
DR.. Budd has also prepared for
distribution through the State
Beard of Health and otherwise,
vaccine to be used in the earlier
stages of influenza to prevent
the'development of pneumonia
1t is also believed that this will |
prove of definite value and will
be found efficacious in prevent '
ing many cases of pneumonia. (,
thus saving many lives. Til.
vaccine will be sent out as rapif.
ly as possible to various parts !
the State where needed.
ROSCnRF,S 0aD MAN SvDuD