The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-30
Cri- Common Respiratory
 Infection

Infection
 Frankly I tell you 1t is hard for 8 doctor writing or speaking in his medical personality to remain in popular parlance. He has spent years acquiring a collection of powerful terms or, words which may no: mean much when decoded but, gosh, you have no idea how satis- flying 1t is to the doctors self-esteem to utter them, and especially if he can persuade laynnen to learn to repeat the whoppers after him.
 So insist upon the cri. You lay men may as well understand it once and for all. Cri (pronounced kree) is a coined word, made up from the initial letters of the term Common Respiratory Infections" The list of everyday ailments which physicians recognize as common respiratory infections -any one of which, in its earlier stages before a definite diagnosis is made - should be called the cri, includes simple coryza (acute rhinitis, distemper, acute "catarrh", head "cold"), ton silitis, phrayngitis, sinusitis. lar yngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia pleurisy, influenza, grip, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, humps; cerebrospinal meningitis ("brain fever') poliomyelitis (in- fantile paralysis,) chicken pox. tuberculosis and Gin the orient) pneumonia plague.
 These diseases are called common respiratory infections for the good reason that, it the best of our present knowledge, they all spread from person to person in the same way, Wa droplet er spray infection, that IS, the germ of virus of the disease is present in the visible or :nvis!b:!ity fine droplets of mois- tuTe CT secretion sprayed forth f,om nose and mouth Of the person coming down with the disease when he sneezes, coughs, laughs, shouts or speaks. No doubt infection with any such disease sometimes oc- CUTS in some other way, but as a rule the mode of infection is as de- cribed. And 1t Is not so much from unguarded or unscreened or open-face sneezing and coughing in the vicinity of other persons that the cri gets around: 1t is, in my opinion, mainly via conversations spray infection. The mouth sprov in ordinary quiet conversation car-. ries Lo to five feet = far enough to get a, victim across a counter, through Q grill, across a table, in the next seat. across the aisle, beside your desk. We'll talk more about this tomorrow = so come back.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Aunt versus Grandmother
 In reference to your statement that throwbacks never happen in the human family, I have heard my aunt tell many times of . white wo- man who gave birth to negro child. My aunt said her husband had some negro blood. (A. c. P.)
 Answer--I have heard my grand- mother tell some whoppers that make your aunt's story seem tame. Such instances are always legend- ary. The child is never more negroid eAAoAA UAAS AAOAS uS6IO00 pdI0uC, one of the parents is part negro.
 We'll!
 Your valued advice in regard to (personal ailment) has been re- ceived, used and, I am happy to say. 1t has proved excellent. Our paper would not seem like . home paper if your cheerful column did not ap- pear daily. q. F. MI
 Answer-Thank you. Your pleasant message came at a time when I felt pretty low. It treasures me that everything is all right.
 The CRI Season Is Here
 I believe we have more cri in our family before the. winter season be- gins than we do during the winter. Mrs. c. F. K.)
 Answer-Have you tried quinine | as . prophylactic? Each adult should take one grain of quinine 1 sulphate (pill, tablet or ? capsules) three times day as preventive; if | you come down with anything take l