The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-10-09

the same time, keep the patient
from scattering the disease far and
wide. 1t is highly desirable that
no one be allowed to sleep in the
same room with the patient. In
fact, no one but the nurse should
be allowed in the room.
If there is cough and sputum or
running of the eyes and nose, care
should be taken that all such dis
charges are collected on bits of
gauze or rag, or paper napkins, and
burned. If there is diarrhea, great
care should be taken to prevent
spreading the disease thru soiling of
the hands, clothing, or bed linen.
Practically the same precautions
that nurse takes when attending a
case of typhoid fever should then
be instituted. If the patient COM
plains of fever and headache he
should be given water to drink, a
cold compress to the forehead, and
light sponge bath. Only such
medicine should be given as is pre-
scribed by the doctor. 1t is foolish
to ask the druggist to prescribe, and
may be dangerous to take the So
called safe, sure, and harmless"
remedies advertised by patent medi-
cine manufacturers.
If the patient is so situated that
he can be attended only by some
one who must also look after others
in the family, it is advisable that
such attendant wear wrapper,
apron, or gown over the ordinary
house clothes while in the sick room,
and slip this off and wash and dis
infect the hands when leaving to
look after the others. The patient
should have sparate dishes, and
these should be sterilized with boil
ing water after use.
Nurses and attendants will do
well to guard against breathing in
dangerous disease germs by wear
ing a simple fold of gauze or mask
while near the patient.
Will a person who has had the in
huenza before catch the disease
again?
1t is well known that an attack
of measles or scarlet fever or small
poX usually protects a person
against another attack of the same
disease. To some extent this APP
pears to be true also of Spanish
| influenza. Just how long such
protection lasts is not known.
How can one guard against influ-
enza?
In guarding agaist disease of all
| kinds, it is important that the body
be kept strong and able to tight on
disease germs. This can be done by
having a proper proportion of work,
play, and rest, by keeping the body
well clothed, and by eating sutfi-
Gent wholesome, and properly Sc
lected food. In connection with
diet, it is well to remember that
milk is one of the best all-around
foods obtainabe for adults as well
as children. In a disease like in
fuenza health authorities every
where recognize the very close rela-
ton between its spread and over
crowding. While it is not always
possible, especially in times like the
present, to avoid overOrowding, peo-
pie should consider the health dan
! ger and make every effort to re-
duce home overcrowding to a min
imum. The value of fresh air thru
open windows can not be over
emphasized.
5 So far as avoidance of direct in
: lection thru inhalation is concerned,
it is important to beware of the
| person who coughs or sneezes with
out covering his mouth and nose.
: 1t also follows that one should keep
out of crowds and stuffy places as
7 much as possible; keep homes, of
, fees, and workshops we'll aired
| spend some time out of doors each
= day; walk to work if at all prac-
Y ticable; in short, make every effort
e to breathe as, much pure air as
S possible.
= The indirect transmission of in
r fluenza, while more difficult t.
e avoid, can yet be guarded agains
:. by a little thought. Less shaking
g of hands, stunning unclean sod;
d fountains and restaurants, avoiding
5, the use of common drinking cup
5, and common towels, insistance oil
" the observance of sanitary practice
n in food-handling establishments, an
e on the enforcement, by the authori
, ties, of sanitary regulations govern
4, ing such places-these are all meas
n ures by which every citizen ca
ID safeguard himself against infection
C. Their more general practice woul
a, do much to prevent the spread G
to disease generally. To a large e.
tent the prevention of influenza ca
be summed up in the single wor
10 "Cleanlness."
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