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UNCLE SAM'S
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!U. S. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUEJECT.
(Epidemic P-robably Mot Spanioh in
Origin—Germ Still Unknown—Peo
ple Should Guard Against “Droplet
Infection"—Surgeon General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement.
Washington, D. C.—(Special.)—At
•though King Alfonso of Spain was
one of the victims of the Influenza epi
demic In 1.803 and again this summer,
.Spanish authorities repudiate any
Ajcduiin to influenza as a “Spanish” dis
lfea.se. If'the people of this country do
*jribt take care the epidemic will l>e
■ trome so widespread throughout the
(United States that soon we shall hear
jthe disease called “American" inilu
lenza.
In response to a request for definite
(Information concerning Spanish Inilu
jenza, Surgeon General Rupert lilue of
ithe U. S. Public Health Service lias
authorized the following official inter
view :
What is Spanish Influenza? Is it
something new? Does it come from
Spain?
"The disease now occurring in this
country and called ‘Spanish Influen
za’ resembles a very contagious kind
•of ‘cold,’ accompanied by fever, pains
Coughs and Sneezes
Spread Diseases
4u the bead, eyes, ears, hack or other
i»;ui.h <n rne t oay and n fooling of se
ver** sickness. In most of the cases I ho
symptoms disappear after three or four
days, the patient then rapidly recover
ing. Some of the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or inflammation
of tire ear, or meningitis, and many of
these complicated cases die. Whether
(ids so-called ‘Spanish’ influenza is
identical with the epidemics of influen
za of earlier years is not yet known.
"Epidemics of influenza have visited
this country since 1 f>47. It-is interest
ing to know that fids first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia,
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemics of the dis
ease. In 1889 and 1890 nn epidemic
of influenza, starting somewhere in the
Orient, spread first, to Russia and
thence over practically the entire civ
ilized world. Three years later there
was another flare-up of the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread wide
ly over the United States.
“Although the present epidemic is
called ‘Spanish influenza,’ there is no
reason to believe that it' originated in
Spain. Some writers who have studied
tlie question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient and they call at
tention to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along
the east.ern front in the summer and
fall of 1917.”
How can “Spanish influenza" be rec
ognized?
“There is as yet no certain way in
which a single case of ‘Spanish influ
enza’ can lie recognized. On the oth
er hand, recognition is easy where
there is a group of cases. In contrast
to the outbreaks of ordinary 'coughs
and colds, which usually occur in the
cold months, epidemics of influenza
may occur at any season of the year.
Thus the present epidemic raged most
intensely In Europe in May, June and
July. Moreover, in the case of ordi
nary colds, the general symptoms
(fever, pain, depression) arc* by no
means as severe or as sudden in their
onset as they tire in influenza.' Final
ly, ordinary colds do not spread
through the community so rapidly or
so extensively as does influenza.
“In most cases a person taken sick
with influenza feels sick rather sud
denly. He feels weak, lias pains in the
eyes, ear#, head or back, and may lie
sore fill over. Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomit. Most of the pa
tients complain of feeling chilly, and
with tins comes a fever In which the
temperature rises to 100 to 101. In
most eases the pulse remains relative
ly slow.
“In appearance one is struck by the
fact that the patient looks sick. Ills
eyes and (lie inner side of his eyelids
may he slightly ‘bloodshot,’ or ‘con
gested.’ as the doctors say. There
may lie running from the nose, or
there may be some cough. These signs
of a cold may not he marked ; never
theless the patient looks and feels very
sick.
‘‘In addition to the appearance and
tlie symptoms as already described,
examination of tlie patient’s blood may
aid the physician in recognizing ‘Span
ish influenza,’ for it lias been found
that in this disease the number of
white corpuscles shows little or no in
crease above the normal. It Is possi
ble that the laboratory investigations
now being made through tlie National
Research Council and the United
States Hygienic Laboratory will fur
nish n more certain way in which indi
vidual eases of litis disease can be
recognized.”
What is the course of the disease?
Do people die of it?
“Ordinarily, the fever lasts from
three to four days and tlie patient re
covers. Hut while the proportion of
deaths in the present epidemic lias
generally been low, in some places tlie
outbreak lias been severe and deaths
have been numerous. When death oc
curs it is usually the result of a com
plication,"
What causes the disease and how is
it spread?
“Bacteriologists who have studied in
fluenza epidemics in the past have
found in many of the cases a very
Small rod-shaped germ called, after its
discoverer, Pfeiffer's bacillus. In other
eases of apparently the same kind of
disease there were found pnemnoeoecl,
tlie germs of. lphnr pneumonia. RfcU1
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“No matter what particular kind of
germ causes the epidemic, it is now
believed that influenza is always
spread from person to person, the
germs being carried with the air along
with tlie very small droplets of mucus,
expelled by coughing or sneezing,
forceful talking, and the like by one
who already lias the germs of the dis
ease. They may also he carried about
in the air in the form' of dust coming
from dried mucus, from coughing and
sneezing, or front careless people who
spit on the floor and on the sidewalk.
As in most other catching diseases, a
person who has only a mild attack of
(lie disease himself may give a very
severe attack to others."
What should be done by those who
catch the disease?
“It is very important that every per
j son who becomes sick with influenza
should go home at once and go to bed.
Tills will help keep nwa.v dangerous
! complications and will, at the same
time, keep the patient from scattering
the disease far and wide. It is highly
j desirable that no one he allowed to
sleep in the same room with the pa
tient. In fact., no one hut the nurse
should be allowed in tlie room.
| “If there is cough and sputum or
: running* of the eyes and nose, care
I should he taken that all such dis
i charges are collected on bits of gauze
i or rug or paper napkins and burned.
I If the patient complains of fever and
' headache, he should he given water to
drink, a cold compress to tlie forehead
and a light sponge. Only such medi
ir»A ohnnltl ho ffi VT>I1 J! S IS 1 ) Ctl
| by the doctor. It is foolish to ask the
i druggist to prescribe and may be dan
j gerous to take the so-called ‘safe, sure
I and harmless’ remedies advertised by
j patent medicine manufacturers.
| “If the patient is so situated that he
j can be attended only by some one who
| must also look after others in the fam
ily, it is advisable that such attendant
wear a wrapper, apron or gown over
the ordinary house clothes while in the
sick room and slip this off when leav
ing to look after the others.
“Nurses and attendants will do well
to guard against breathing in danger
ous disease germs by wearing a simple
fold of gauze or mask while near the
patient.”
Will a person who has had influenza
before catch the disease again?
“It is well known that an attack of
measles or scarlet fever or smallpox
usually protects a person against an
other attack of the same disease. This
appears not to be true of ‘Spanish in
fluenza.’ According to newspaper re
ports the King of Spa n suffered an
attack of influenza during the epi
demic thirty years ago, atnf was again
Stricken during the recent outbreak in
- Spain.”
How can one guard against influ
enza?
“In guarding against disease of all
kinds, it is important that the body be
kept strong and able to tight off dis
ease germs. This can be done by hav
ing a proper proportion of work, play
and rest, by keeping the body well
clothed, and by eating sufficient whole
some and properly selected food. In
connection with diet, it is well to re
member that milk is one of the best
all-around foods obtainable for adults
as well as children. So far as a dis
ease like influenza is concerned, health
authorities everywhere recognize the
very close relation between its spread
and overcrowded homes. While it is
not always possible, especially in
times like the present, to avoid such
overcrowding, people should consider
the health danger and make every
effort to reduce tlm home overcrowd
ing to a minimum. The value of fresh
air through open windows cannot be
over emphasized.
“When crowd'tie is unavoidable, as
in street cars, care should be taken to
keep the face so turned as not to in
hale directly the air breathed out by
another person.
“It is especially important to be
ware of the person who coughs or
sneezes without covering his mouth
and nose. It also follows that one
should keep out of crowds and stuffy
place* aa much us possible, keep
home*, office* and workshops well
aired, spend soma time out of doors
e-aeh day, walk to work If at all prac
ticable—in short, make every possible
effort to treat he as much pure air as
poMlble.
"In ail health matter* follow the ad
vice of year doctor snd obey the regu
lation* of your local and state health
officer*.”
“Cever up each cough and snoore,
if you don't you’ll spread disease.”
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