;DOCTOR GIVES
TIMELYADVICE
ON INFLUENZA
(By Rex P. Schwartz, M. D.)
The recent reports of a recurrence
of influenza in Chicago and vicinity,
*1 believe, calls for a timely warning
and explanation of this disease, so
that we may do everythinig possible
to prevent a pandemic such as swept
the world during the year 1918.
* Its appearance again in epidemic
form need cause no undue alarm, but
the knowledge gained from the last
epidemic fits us better to employ pre
ventive methods rather than curative
remedies.
The questions are often asked,
“What is the flu? Is it something
new? Does it come from Spain?”
The disease called “the flu,” or iri
fluenza, usually resembles a very con
tagious kind of cold, accompanied by
fever, pains in the head, eyes, ears,
back, or other parts of the body, and
a feeling of severe sickness. In most
cases the patient rapidly recovers in
three or four days; some patients,
however, develop pneumonia or in
flammation of the ear; in many com
plicated cases, die.
Spanish influenza is apparently iden
tical with the epidemics of earlier
fc years. In 1889 and 1890 the disease
was epidemic over practically the en
tire civilized world. Although the re
cent epidemic was called “Spanish in
fluenza,” investigation has shown that
it did not originate in Spain.
There is as yet no certain wray in
which a single case of influenza can
he recognized. Epidemics may occur
a£ any season of the year. In most
cases a person taken sick with influ
enza feels sick rather suddenly. He
feels weak, has pains in the eyes, ears,
head, or back, abdomen, etc., and may
be sore all over. Many patients feel
dizzy; some vomit. Most of the pa
tients complain of feeling chilly, and
with this comes a fever in which the
temperature rises to from 100 to 104
degrees. In most cases the pulse re
mains comparatively slow. The eyes
and inner side of the eyelids may be
slightly “bloodshot,” or' congested.
There may be running frorq the nose
o-r there may be some cough. In a
i? mber of instances a large propoV-'
tion show intestinal trouble such as
'diarrhea. As already mentioned,
most cases are apparently infections
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of the respiratory organs, and resem
ble a very contagious kind of cold.
Ordinarily the fever lasts three to
four days and the patient recovers.
When death occurs it is usually the re
suit of the development of pneumonia
or some other complication.
What causes the disease, and how
is It spread?
Bacteriologists who have studied in
fluenza epidemics in the past have
found in many cases a very* small rod
shaped germ, called after its discov
erer, Pfeiffer bacillus. In other cases
of apparently the same disease there
were fopnd pneumococie, the germs of
lobar pneumonia. Still others have
been caused by streptococci and by
other germs.
Several European observers, on the
basis of experiments conducted dur
ing the recent pandemic, believe that
' the germ of influenza is no ordinary
bacterium, but that it belongs to a
class of exceedingly small germs
spoken of as “filterable viruses,” be
cause they can pass through the pores
of unglazed porcelain filters.
1 No- matter what particular kind of
germ causes the epidemic, it is now
known that influenza is spread directly
and indirectly from person to person.
Moreover, judging from experience in
other diseases, it is probable that the
germ, whatever its nature, is carried
about not only by those who are ill
with influenza, but by those who are
entirely well. Everything which in
volves personal contact, therefore,
should be regarded as a factor in
spreading influenza.
The germs may be spread quite di
rectly by being carried with the air
along with the very small droplets of
mucous expelled by coughing, sneez
ing, forceful talking and the like, by
one who already has -the germs of the
disease. To guard against this mode
of spread the use of face masks has
been advocated. Though their use
will reduce the interchange of respi
ratory germs through inhalation, it
must be remembered that there are
many other paths by which such
germs are spread. Soiled hands, com
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mon drinking cups, improperly cleaned
eating and drinking utensils in restau
rants, soda fountains, etc., roller tow
els, infected food, etc. The use of
face masks appears to make people
neglect these other paths of infec
tion, and therefore such use has not
been attended with the success pre-1
dieted for them. If we would be more!
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successful ’in combating influenza,
greater attention must be paid to the
factors just enumerated.
It is very important that every per
son who becomes sick with the dis
| ease should go home at once and go
j to bed. This will help keep away
dangerous complications and will at
the same time keep the patient from
scattering the disease far and wide.
No one should be allowed to sleep in
the same room with a patient. If
there is cough and sputum, care should
be taken that all discharges are col
lected in rags, or papers, and burned.
If the patient complains of fever and
headache he should be given plenty
of water to drink and cold compresses
put to forehead. Only such medicine
should be given as is presented by
£he doctor.
Will a person who has had influ
enza before catch the disease again?
It is well known that an attack of
measles, scarlet fever or smallpox usu
ally protects a person against another
attack of the same disease. To some
extent this appears to be true also
of influenza Just how long such pro
tection lasts is not known. In guard
ing against disease of all kinds it is
important that the body be kept strong
and able to fight off disease germs.
This^can be done by having a proper
proportion of work, play and rest, and
by keeping the body well clothed, and
by eating sufficient wholesome and
properly selected food. In a disease
like influenza health authorities every
where recognize the very close rela
tion between its spread and over
crowding. The value of fresh air
through open windows can not be
over-emphasized.
So far as avoidance of direct in
fection through inhalation is con
cerned, it is important to beware of
the person who coughs or sneezes
without covering his mouth anad nose.
It also follows that one should keep
out of crowds and stuffy places as
much as possible, keep homes, offices
and workshops well aired, spend some
time out of doors each day, make ev
ery effort to breathe as much pure
air as possible. The indirect trans
mission of influenza, while more dif
ficult to avoid, can yet be guarded
against by a little thought. Avoiding
the use of common drinking cups and
common towels, insistence on the ob
servance of sanitary practices in food
handling establishments—these are all
measures by which every citizen can
safeguard himself against infection.
Their more general practice would do
much to prevent the spread of dis
ease generally.
To a large extent the prevention of
influenza can be summed up in the
single word, “cleanliness.”
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SUMMONS
In the District Couri ror the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division.—Auralee
P. Pritchard, plaintiff, vs. Carl A.
Pritchard, defendant.
The President of the United States
of America, greeting to the above
named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in the district court for the territory
of Alaska, Third division, within*thirty
days after the completion of the pub
lication of this summons, to wit,
within thirty days after the 23d day
of January, 1920, to answer the com
plaint of the above-named plaintiff in
the above-entitled action, wherein
said plaintiff prays that she be given
an absolute decree of divorce from
you forever dissolving the bonds of
matrimony heretofore existing be
tween you and said plaintiff.
And unless you so appear and an
swer, the plaintiff will take judgment
against you for want thereof and will
apply to the court for the relief de
manded in her said complaint as here
inabove set out.
The date of the order for service
by publication herein is December 8,
1919, and such order was duly made
and entered and filed herein on said
date.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is December 9, 1919,
and the date of its last publication is
January 22, 1920.
Witness: The Honorable CHARLES
E. BUNNELL, Judge of the said
Court, and the seal of said Court,
on this 8th day of December, 1919.
(Seal) ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court for
the Territory of Alaska,
Third Division.
By JOHN B. MILLER, Deputy.
R. H. L. Noakes, Attorney for
Plaintiff. _
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