CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS, COMPLICATIONS, AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
Authors: Arlie V. Bock
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 September 1938CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS, COMPLICATIONS, AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONSARLIE V. BOCK, M.D.ARLIE V. BOCK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-3-317 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNotwithstanding the fact that medical literature abounds with discussions concerning acute upper respiratory tract infections, one need not apologize for bringing the subject to the attention of this audience. Roughly speaking, these infections account for about 50 per cent of the time lost from work in this country (Brundage (19281)). Dochez2makes the statement that "epidemiological studies indicate that on the average every man, woman, and child in the United States experiences about two and one-half colds each year." While such a statement is not readily capable of proof, the fact remains that no other condition disables manpower to the...References1. BRUNDAGE DK: Importance of respiratory infections as a cause of disability among industrial workers, Pub. Health Rep., 1928, xliii, 603. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. DOCHEZ AR: A limited consideration of certain aspects of acute infection of the respiratory tract, Medicine, 1933, xii, 245. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SPIESMANARNOLD IL: Host susceptibility to common colds, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis. and Nutr., 1937, iv, 438. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. TOWNSEND JG: Epidemiological study of the minor respiratory diseases, Pub. Health Rep., 1924, xxxix, 2669. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. DRINKER CK: Personal communication. Google Scholar6. KERR WJ: The common cold, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvii, 323. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SHOLLYPARK AIWH: VII. Report on the prophylactic vaccination of 1536 persons against acute respiratory diseases, Jr. Immunol., 1921, vi, 103. Google Scholar8. FERGUSSONDAVIGTOPLEY FRAFWW: The value of mixed vaccines in the prevention of the common cold, Jr. Hyg., 1927, xxvi, 98. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. BROWN WE: Vaccine in the prevention of the common cold, Am. Jr. Hyg., 1932, xv, 36. Google Scholar10. KNEELAND Y: The protection afforded by vaccination against secondary invaders during colds in infancy, Jr. Exper. Med., 1934, lx, 655. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cambridge, Massachusetts*Read at the New York meeting of the American College of Physicians, April 6, 1938.From the Department of Hygiene, Harvard University. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie Bedeutung der Mycoplasmen für den Menschen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Erkrankungen des Respirationstraktes durch Mycoplasma pneumoniaeDie PneumonienAcute respiratory disease with special reference topathogenesis, classification, and diagnosisSchnupfenSchnupfenA Review of Some Recently Defined Virus DiseasesAcute Respiratory Disease Among New RecruitsPRIMARY ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA 1 September 1938Volume 12, Issue 3Page: 317-322KeywordsHygieneRespiratory system proceduresUpper respiratory tract infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...