The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-05-07
SCARLET FEVER.

/ Scarlet fever takes it's name from
the redness of the skin which appears
early in the sickness. Many cases
are extremely mild and show only
faint redness. These minor cases are
often called by the public by such
names as scarlet rash, rose fever, and
rose rash. They simply mean scarlet
fever.
SIGNS-Scarlet fever begins sud-
denly, usually with chill, vomiting,
and fever. After about twenty-four
hours the skin breaks out with red
eruption beginning in the throat and
on the chest and abdomen. The
eruption in the throat causes it to
be sore and red. The principal signs
are a sudden onset of fever, vomit-
ing, sore throat and red eruption
on the skin. Scarlet fever germs
themselves may be so virulent that
they produce death. Severe compli-
cations may sometimes result from
scarlet fever.
HOW 1T is TRANSMITTED
The living germs of scarlet fever are
found in excretions from the nose and
mouth. Some children have the dis
ease in an unrecogniZed form and
harbor the germs for an indefinite
time. These children are called car
riers. Scarlet fever is transmitted
by contact with the fresh discharges
of the sick or with those of the car
rier. Scarlet fever may also be
milk-borne by means of germs intro
duced into the milk by carrier
working in the dairy. The germ pro-
duces the disease in from two to
ten days If the child has been ex-
posed to the disease and does not be-
come sick within ten days it may
safely mingle with other children.
One attack renders a child immune
from the disease.
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
are that a case shall be isolated for
thirty days or until the nose and
throat and other diseased parts re-
turn to normal No Importance is
attached to the peeling of the skin.
If "a child is properly isolated In
living in that house may safely con-
tinue at their work PROVIDED they
do not handle food products.
Children who live in the house in
which there is scarlet fever should re-
main at home on their premises,
should not congregete ion the streets,
should not go to town or to the NOV
ing picture shows or to any other
public gathering. All children who
have attended the public school should
remain at home at least ten days to
see whether or not the disease will
develop in them.
HOW TO DISPOSE OF EXCRE-
TIONS.- EXcretions of the nose and
throat from one having the disease
NAV safely be received on cloth or
paper and burned. The excretions OF
the bowel and bladder may be emp
tiey into a sewer or cess-pool or
they may be buried. Those that re-
main on the face and hands of the
patient and on his clothing and bed
clothes and on the floors and furni-
ture may readily be killed by the Or
djnary process Of washing and clean
Illness.
The efficient control of scarlet fev-
or depends upon the intelligent CO.
operation of the public and it is
boped that this community at large
viii respond with the largest coop
Grafton possible.
Parents keep your children at
home until further notice.
GRENADA co. DEPT. of HEALTH.
Order Closing School.
Due to the fact that we have sew
eral cases of Scarlet fever in our
town, we think it wise to suspend the
public school for an indefinite period.
1t looks as if we are facing an cpl
demic and it behooves US to take re-
liable precaution to safeguard the
health of the children of the COM
munity.
Be it ordered by the Board OF
Trustees that the Grenada Public
School be closed till ordered opened
again by the Board.
o. F. LAWRENCE,
Pres.
]. B. PERRY,
r. C. TRUSTY,
W r HOFEA