The Caldwell tribune., 1919-11-14
While Only Nine Cases Have
Been Reported In Idaho, DR..
Lanbaugh, In IAnaIyzing Sit
uation, Issues Warning.

formation relative to influenza de-
notes conclusively the citizens of Ida
no are wide awake to the possibility
of the return of influenza in epidemic
form.
Each day brings forth the follow
ing questions:
l. Has influenza made its appear
ance in Idaho?
2. Will we have return of last
years epidemic of influenza?
3. What steps should be taken to
prevent a recurrence of last years
epidemic?
4. What merit is there in the use of
prophylactic vaccines against in
fluenza?
Question No. l may be answered
by the statement that isolated cases
OF influenza have occurred throughout
the state, total of nine cases having
been reported from four counties, but
there is no evidence of its return in
. epidemic form.
Question is far more difficult. Not
even a seer could foretell how you
and your neighbor consider "a cold"
Influenza begins as "a cold" Infec-
ton is spread broadcast before the pa
tient feels i'll enough to cali for a
physician.
A survey of the sequence of events
in a typical outbreak OF. influenza, sup
posing that each case infects only
three others, will prove highly in
: structive and will shed light on the
ist day. 1. primary case.
The original or primary case comes
to town with slight cold.
End and 3rd days. 3. Secondary
The primary case begins to feel
sick.
Secondary cases begin to have
slight colds.
4th and 5th days. 9. (Tertiary)
Primary case sends for physician.
Secondary cases begin to feel sick.
Tertiary cases begin to have slight
colds. 4
9th and 9TH days. 27. (Fourth Series).
Primary case goes to bed.
Secondary cases send for physician.
Tertiary cases begin to feel sick.
Fourth series of cases begin to
have slight colds.
9th and 9th days. 81 Fifth Series).
Primary. case reported as pneu-
monia.
/, Secondary cases go to bed.
Tertiary cases send for a physician.
Fourth series of cases begin to
feel sick.
Fifth series Of cases begin to have
slight colds.
10th and II days. 243. (Sixth Series).
Primary case dead.
Secondary cases begin to have pneu-
monia
Tertiary cases go to bed.
Fourth series of cases send for
physician.
Fifth series of cases feel sick.
Sixth series of cases begin to have
slight colds.
Health officer gets the first reports
of few of the worst cases. Rum
ors that everybody in town has.
cold. Outbreak is really at it,
18th and 18th days. 72o. Seventh
Funeral Of primary patient.
Secondary cases begin to die.
Tertiary cases begin to have pneu'
monia.
Fourth series of cases go to bed.
Fifth series of cases send for .
physician.
Sixth series of cases feel sick.
Seventh series of cases begin te
have slight colds. Health Offices
gets number of reports OF cases
Health officer, Red Cross, ant
other public health agencies begii
to get busy The number of new
cases begin to diminish on accoun
of the lack of susceptible persons
Now let Us repeat our question
will we have recurrence OF las
years epidemicf" The answer is t
be found in your answer to the qnes
ton: "How are you and your neigh
bors going to manage the Sigh
.scoldsT Your physician arrives .oi
one of the most communicable dis
to assist and the health authoritie
come along with whoop and hur
rah after the battle Is lost. Thei
efforts are almost wholly confine'
to the saving as much as possible ou
of the wreck.
Mr.. Citizen you hold. the answer
Instead Of asking the health author
4 tiles "Shall we have influenza I. tn
health officers are asking you "Shal
We have influenza r..
j Inc tntru queSuon mas ueeu iatsSa,
answered in the discussion OF the sec
ond. We know we are dealing wit
one Of the most communicable ris
eases and Il starts rs "a cold. Fortun
ately all "colds" are not "influenz
\ colds" but your physician or no on
else can tell an "influenza cold" fror
an ordinary "eold," therefore ever
cold. no matter how mild, must b
! considered an Influenza cold" Il "
are not to have recurrence OF in
fluenxa.
After our experience of one yea
ago, Il would be superflous to discus
what we should do. The citizen wit
"coid" has a plain duty to immed
a ately call his physician and completed
isolate himself. A
The fourth question is rather diff
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