The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
BRUCELLOSIS, UNDULANT
FEVER, PESUDO-TYPHOID
FEVER


FEVER, PESUDO-TYPHOID
FEVER
Before we enter upon the discus
sion Of the nature Of this disease
wish to make 1t plain that I know
very little about 1t. So, please. do not
infer from anything say here that
can tell you whether you have the
disease, or, If you know you have
it. what you should do about It.
Your physician, who M de the dag
noSis, is better qualified to treat the
illness than any other, should say.
Furthermore, I have no printed
matter upon brucellosis. Perhaps
you can get free pamphlets about
it by writing either U. s. Public
Health Service, Washington, D. c..
or your own state or provincial
health board at the capital.
Most cases of brucellosis are of
the undulant type, UP a while, down
again and so on. Some cases are
of the intermittent type, q period
Of fever, then period Of improve
melt and absence of fever, and
pre- entity another period of fever.
Some patients remain amblllatory
throughout the illness, which may
drag ON for many months. Some
are in bed when feverish; up and
even dragging themselves about be-
tween whites.
The term "undulant" means ris-
ing and falling like waves, and re-
fers to the fever, the general symp-
toms. The term pseudo TYPHOID
means sham. spurious-typhoid, and
in some cases the disease is actual
~ mistaken for typhoid fever un-
til the primary run Of fever sub
sides and then, unlike typhoid tas
rule) after an interval of unsai
iSfactory convalescence, the patient
has a recurrence Of fever and gen.
eral symptoms.
Then there are a considerable
number Of cases Of chronic undul-
ant fever, and these unlucky vic
Tins, not being i'll enough to be dis
abled, having only occasional slieho
fever If any, are likely to be make
only vague complaints Of just not
feeling we'll, losing weight, BEING
tired all the time, having backache
pains and 1ameness in muscles and
joints, neuritis, headache, slight
mental confusion, etc.-all Of which
Is likely to be diagnosed "ne,uas
thenia" or "phychasthenia" or IAN
emia." unless the doctor applies
specific tests of brucellosis BLOOD
agglutination tests. positive k u
test, opsonocytophagic (measure-
ment of capacity Of patients white
blood cells, phagocytes, to swallow
or eat live Brucella organisims). If
go per cent or more of the white
corpuscles in the drop of the pa
tents blood contain forty or more
of the Brucella organisms after the
blood specimen has been mixed
with the culture of Brucella and
incubated (kept at body tempera-
ture) for half an hour, the patient
is immune, not infected with bru-
cellosis.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Two Strengths of Iodine
Having taken the Iodin Ration for
several years I was astonished to
read your answer to query saying
the article we get when we ask the
druggist for Iodine" is about three
times the strength Of the old iodine.
Oh. F.. 81
Answer-It would astonish me,
too, to find ! had said that. I'm sor-
ry, but there are two strengths of
iodine. The familiar old Tincturc
of Iodine contains approximately
per cent of elemental iodine. The
newer Mild Tincture of Iodine con-
tains approximately 2 per cent OF
elemental iodine This Mild Tine
ture of Iodine is the strength ex-
pressly intended for popular use as
first aid disinfectant for minor
wounds or for painting over bruises
or swellings. The older stronger
Tincture Of Iodine q per cent?
should be left for physicians and
surgeons exclusively. Mild Tincture
Of Iodine is the preparation I sug-
gest for the "Iodin Ration. Nearly
everybody needs an iodine ration tx
supplement the deficiency of mos
diets. Especially people who do not
get much sea food and do not use
lodized salt instead of ordinary salt
at table and in cooking. Especially
school children in their early teens
Ito prevent simple goitre and adults
In their forties Ito prevent going
stale). Send stamped envelope bear
ing your address. and ask for TN
structions for Taking an Iodin Ra
ton. Iodine Is correct spelling, but
iodin is my way to designate the To-
din Ration.
Nerves"
Son, 5, has what you term "inher-
tied nerves.. Our doctor calls 1t cy-
clio vomiting, as the bay has spell
about once a month. (Mrs. F. T. 81
Answer-Not !, but doctor quot
ed by one of my correspondents,
used the term inherited nerves" in
advising about the correspondents
child who had what thought might
be migraine (periodic sick head
aches). Send stamped envelope bear
ing your address for pamphlet why
Have Headache?"
Copyright 1913. John F. Ollie CO..
mission of goo< will. No such situa-
ton and no such errand could have
been dreamed of when the Presi-
Dental oath was written into the
Constitution in 1887. To preserve,