Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-02-08
THE COUNTY NURSE DEPT.
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MEASLES Ariel, Lawrence Col
lege.
A communicable or catching" dis
ease is a disease caused by what is
know as germ growth. If we should
pick up a medical book written in our
great grandmother time, we would
probably read about germs to this eff
feet, "Some of our prominent doctors,
now do say that many of our diseases
are caused by bug called germ
Today medical science knows for a
factthat certain diseases are caused
by certain germs. Yes, indeed, every
one knows, thatthere are disease. bugs
called germs. Haven't we seen pic
lures of them in the book of physiol-
ogy and hygiene? But of course, there
IS a great deal of trick photography
All that is necessary, however, to
convince the skeptical one, is micro
scope and the necessary germs. The
powerful lens of the microscope en-
abIes one to see such members of the
microscopic tribe as the Klebbs-Loef-
fier bacillus diphtheria, for instance,
whose everyday name is just plain
diphtheria germ.
Opening the medical book of recent
years we read that not only do mi
cro-organisms called germs, cause dis
ease, but that it takes certain germ
to produce a certain disease. Diph-
liberia is caused by diphtheria germ,
tuberculosis by tuberculosis germ,
and so on. A scarlet fever germ does
not produce small pox any more than
planting of rye produces a crop of
oats.
One cannot condemn the entire
germ family with a "glance of the
mind" or "a stroke of the pen," how
ever, as there are some very well be-
haved, friendly, and helpful germs
The kind which sour the milk, and
make the bread to rise, for instance
As the walrus said, "The time has
come to talk of many things, and
the school year seems to be good
time for the disease producing germs
to get themselves talked about. For
some reason or other they are ex-
tremely ambitious, and very busy,
working night and day to keep human
beings supplied with nice little cpl
denies of measles or mumps or scar
let fever and other kindred diseases.
And as these germs appear to be par
tlcularly fond of attacking little chill
dren as well as adults, it has been
agreed at least in Christian countries,
that the prevention and control of
germ borne disease is highly COM
mendable, humane and possible.
According to the health laws of the
State of Wisconsin the following dis
eases are declared dangerous and
communicable: Measles, smallpox,
diphtheria (membraneous croup) scar
let fever, (scarlatine), typhoid fever,
tuberculosis (of any organ, rubella
(rotheln), chicken pox, typhus fever,
plague, erysipelas, Asiatic cholera,
leprosy, whooping cough, cerebro-
spinal meningitis, yellow fever, acute
anterios poliomyelitis, trachoma, OPP
thalmia neonatorum, gonorrhea and
syphilis.
Any person suffering from, or show
ing symptoms of any communicable
disease should secure prompt medical
attention to protectnot only themselv-
es, but. to prevent the spread of the
infection or disease to the members of
the family and the community. 1t
may be more blessed to give than to
receive, but that law does not apply
to communicable diseases. Do not
under any circumstances expose a
child to any communicable disease on
the theory that the child may as well
have the disease now as later on.
This theory exploded with a bang
some time ago.
The following is known as Rule II
of the State Board of Health, and is
given in full:
Rule II. Attendance at School,
when Prohibited. All teachers, school
authorities and health officers having
jurisdiction shall not permit the at
tendance in any private, parochial or
public school of any pupil afflicted
with a severe cough, a severe cold,
itch, lice, or other vermin, or any con-
tagious skin disease, or who is filthy
in body or clothing, or who has any
of the following dangerous, contagious
or infectious diseases to wit: Diph-
liberia, smallpox, scarlet fever, meas
les, whooping cough, chicken pox,
humps, pulmonary tuberculosis, Ash
attic cholera, (cholerine), yellow, fever,
typhus fever, bubonic plague, cerebro-
spinal meningitis, influence, (lagrip-
pei, or acute anterior poliomyelitis.
The teachers in all schools shall, with
out delay, send home any pupil who
is obviously sick even if the ailment
is unknown, and said teacher shall in
form the parents of guardians of said
pupil and also the local health officer
as speedily as possible, and said health
officer shall examine into the case
and take such action as is reasonable
and necessary for the benefit of the
pupils and to prevent the spread of
infection.
Parents are urged to please accept
school exclusions in a spirit of CO.
operation, and to assist the schools
and local and state health authorities
in an effort to prevent and eliminate
communicable diseases. This can be
accomplished by keeping the excluded
childrenat home n d when not ill
enough to go to bed, do not allow
them to be out of doors playing with
other children; by prompt medical at
tention, thereby securing early dag
nosis and treatment,by asking the doc
tor for an honest diagnosis, by prompt
reporting to health officers, by respect
ing the quarantine laws and by pro-
per disinfection of persons and home
during the after termination of the
disease.
Following is the list of Vernon coun-
ty township, city and village health
officers, according to list sent by State
Board of Health:
Bergen-James Spears, Stoddard.
Christiana-Dr. j. Schee, Westby.
Clinton-Herb Wakeman. Cashton.
Coon-Dr. A. A. Solberg, Coon Val
ley.