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Influenza Encyclopedia

ï~~=, 0 H 0 H 0 t1 z n * ealth soe-tee of tihe United Stuate as Dr. C. St. CGsr Drake,.Iliwnotis Siskl director of heeuttlaso we must keep pp ow. physical defenses, oesr ease.. The best preparedness is fresh aira outdoor sleeping sasd plenty o osutdorderis. " Seoons coughinsg and spiting are Doctor Sadler says one of thte predlasng causes of Spanish the pinciple anodes oft1 rarisie influenza is wearing too much clothing, snd'the opposite extrecoi Kiootnd persoss sedho" se-sided." t -wearing too little.clothing--and the consequent exposure and Th usgerbsd rltob r chilling which inevitably follow. '"Womnen attend fashionable wise S.Sdler.f Chis e, weesr functins a night with their upper extremities scantily clad,". says of "The Cese sad Cairo OfCts, the doctor. "It is little wonder they ostract Span silnfluenza. and h e Poor," "IA. Sess sf. trOff 0lpa ether had, thslabtpf wesdbs t ik fars over some porgusa s nthe heulf U~ jdI lgithe P.,w wooslmyxjfor Iestauce-ahould be odr 0 b rid! uoparteoorith the disease. C evg { eather. Clothing slsosd be - y ifasesoes0athass a _ __ _ __ _ __ _ hbe~t watt,. " rgiShrufisf Jas -ib a" was rauiallv whisked over lhs as- esfua Asamoas ar e ecesedingly hew hoot tu bant the maludy. As Spas- I heossaten. Wlthin a year it Let i.!. lbtshftsesse shows n asFalifto hehad elrelsh the glbead had omit- m nevssyposolts s~eongIt sdees a bhsrO ys t an,the peopls of every lme,. musein addito to the paio &Igin this atle w/a ettenhun I_:NNDEMIC-EPIDEMdIC INTrLU- roody describodad the profound By William S. Sadler, M. D. ENKA. This ilathe form of the dies- ad sxtrpordlsary' prostratio may w1'4 coesmon colsaeaen- sass appealing fair several yeas blixend to too point of producing do4Vb ~ feuety ased by th following the groat world spldhm- llrlsm; ad In Oo form of the dispf.fifer'bacllus (microbe of fraf- leas and Is a genuine influenza, a1- ease there may result an actssal eses). Spantsh ilfluena.,as sa pt, though,as a arile, it is sotqtesoen meningitIs. demid disease, meet always stand aSwore and isnot followed with Sn rare as the pionsofth ot espspae ad apart from colds. such a large percentage of fltal- germs seem more to affect the It is by far a more serious Illness ties- bowelso In which cases thr Is santhasn the oommoo household cold. 3. ENDEMIC INFLUENZA. or seaL vomilting, colic, diarrhea, or Spas n flIensa Is an sate in- 50-CALLED CATAIIAL rF- eves laundicsISetonsedseass accompansied by TEE, This is a milder form of toe Spanish Infuenla is the great dinmore or es fever. It epredSs with dlpeese. which, while It Is eaoed a s of dangerous complicationssxt~sOedIsary rapldity,from lows by the Pfeffer bacllus, Is sot sear- While it sparese most of Its victims, to town froms contnent to ersntl- ly en severe as the preceding forms. and they apparently folly recover, nst.ad Is notorious la that It in- SPANISH INFLUENZA SYMPTOMS. taemlsu Iodal okb 4~rimtsately attacks uc0h a Jar" Asagnrl ueSans n- weahening the system, undermlspercontage of the popOlatiesL ens-proves In he as inflammaory log vtality ad permanently cripIt Is a dileae manfe~fsig telf dsease of toe nse, thr-oat and plgseo oeo o ns-a largely by inflemmatossn ~ s us, bet not infrequently toe organs. respiratory muou~s membhras, poisons of these germs, seem In Some Spanish insluenza victims great san, sodden physical proetra- Isesllee In other parto of to. body, never frilly reeoer the health of 't ".qs sad not infrequently by moon- givIng rise to an; entIrely different toe longs. They linger on for years, plleationseend inlammationss tovs.- type of the disease- As the re- with more or less of a chronIc bros. hocs. Internal organs ad other pleatory type of the disease is by chills.ad eventually develop toparts of toe body, t ar The _tmoesomon, thq writer herculosle. In ofthere the hett B ACILLUS FOUND IN 1n.2 will nfvamprm ehief attention tol seems permanently affected. They In 1811 Pfeifer discovered the the syusptdseds of that ferm. live for years with weak hearts, ant baelilus whc Is now recognised Infiassne nesaly makes ito ap- finally die of heart failure. o"as the oause of the Spanish Intfo- pea5o9 about"t ~aor four days Sn other tunes the disease is fol-,' es spdemicditoasse. (We pre- aftar oesit exposed to the germs- Inwed hy severe diseases of the yÂ~ 'Jone that the present spidemic Is As a r-ule, lbshea c QYttom If. a eyes ad ears, while not an ontomlb. 'Se same as former oos.) lbs osdden chill, acosmpanioed by pro- men complication is nephrlii, or In-.aerms fsead both at the point of found physica vl esead-ptrostra- flammatlon of the kidneyswry,.as t thethroat or longs. Lon. SMLRT Et~TS ps-'s-esthe bod in the typical oass, when e SMLRT-MNNSrs * Bad es are common Colds ad K,. U~ilitek most ther eeqtelooe die- nsee throat ad Isngp are eblefly thseir consequence when neglected..,ses 'assh IsSuessa does not affeted, there alpearse'a ' efO50 e Spaisa Influentsa Is by far worse. reefear imooety lsp'is evictims; wale discharge from the eaose. ndrocrumtseehults t htIo~t5ct of the disease mae dry stage of the* nose and Unenocrmtaeshulte * aman ever assouse the responaldose not render ense n i~y to throat comparable to lbs dry sOtage blity of treating Spanish laieezsa. -, 0s~ve a o cndatac;and 4hI.'fls whbchprecedese -maror eran- "FTaboot medical assistance soeiof ~ysa I nuentos.differ, from slog stage in common colds, Is usu-:;iss~ret fever, meses a nsd'aumer- ally vary brief ad sometimes un- b1dandt s~tI obts.dother teenagioes diseases- h" oserved in influenza. sdangerous ad treacherous dis4 Three distinct forms of tofieensa Seere pain eoon appeas j ust eae,san noy'genarally reeognised. They back of toe eyes- There ileso A reason for summosint~prompt t i t Sest~aism th bak sa th le medical asistooce In Ineonus Is to gr~ipln n he ac an te lgs make sure the diseasis poel '. S fbMICINFLUENZA. This feenIs sometimes desrihed as dprea a ntcu oerwit - Mthe disease is Its moat iruient baeing lathe bones; the patient lit- hernebroal o mennitseforito i a, nd represento the degree of arally aeheeellionear. The fever is the~earty7tes enfom fSas as found Is toe great world unusaly quite high, and the pa. Is Is gens s oalmosoldenSan ic. le, sch as that which sia- Mo bele opao f I te- syUwms and general maniteslslthis eounry in 181S. tnegsr~rpp.-l0 tit1055with ths early ' hates of C '7has~lisgao made Ito appearance PNEUM5ONIA LURKS AT HAND. mesngtlst Ie dlsisait provnce of Rusa Thu S are moe or loesoa- Itin popularly supposed there In U Onbe II, oNoelb~t fetd1ts to cough, very little to be ddne for influenza; i -; two weesalter 46*~ dl t5O.'a 'ace Is of a one mast go to bead sofer; stiek eseftten, Is the middle,_ye"lewsolor It out and, lt the dtseassa ran te hessaO" appeepe -tas" syf otslum lapp coures of a weah or tea days. This P artaw deI;' iase Is a pease mpks, le.ealy csrt 9--Don't let the waste products -.".,.M."..aw. -- of digestion accumrulate-drink h o " sr glass or two of males-ano getting up. 1/i nCQSLowI '~L" teli cI.. c" u~r~r uieslaid 10--Dons use a naphin, towels, 4- or: u iciactn state spoon, fork, glass or cup which has Q d fth~e 4 dft ete,: i beeused by anothee-pepson ond Thee c~: ~reae the avelnot wshed. dAs.antek.+fct g "^R wl sneeing i 11-Avoid tight clothes, tight p~to'Q ubli, he;"c -I, t 4 rsid-cwalk sellasture your shly, sot your pei- 0OppOvUt4urecut COr'ner-w hsl c ie Ir u te for r.4 re l,.trul tlo rculoaS epee. ___or__________________nfo_______ srce~d in 'lcvmly. 12-When lh. sir is pure hereathse Because of a flood of queries as to how to mnake effective face masks, for use in gusrding r'0.5 t ht %%', IN c DAY. aSll fuItiky use- rhe cdeeply. int n'ioand especally in preventin g infection when attending victims of Spanish I Coosr r-twnt-ourer 18-I yn thek yu oe cm~n aganate J"c d cg c,.-r.ai sheet od1.011 dowe with Inluonza. hare your infltuenza, DI. C. St. Clair Drake, drector of the Illinois Department of Health, yesterday pre- wsao n;,.: eotdt docter make n blend coset. As s pared formal directions. These are presented herewith. As doctors and nurses havr been '. r:huis Ico i.1 iertcicocci wth rule the white cslls are eel In- tricken by dozens, all hospItal attendants have been ordered to wear masks when treating Ihry-4eeid -dO u'.as-li.a 17 eresdsd Isaleluteat.p-..-uniceca. cibhsintyfleWh tsufnrst atrighe shett imufsa. Many maisain.pe proved snef fectit, because made from gauze with meelsh e torucaths. dIss+s* Ulm an s syP*abesthes- r muf e to catch and atrsin outS the bacilli fromt pa finse'spray issuing from the mouths of vies- Thest eccmpaed sith 704 cew canes ah ot blanket p ac-(esve a sued tim i when they cough and sneeze. Experimeen ts have demonstrated that the finer spray, with nd fory'-fu r de th. te hee- with sweatstscntgin i an urulyifective at distances at great as from fifteen to twenty feet. i12 oew perumcnia csaues aut thIrty1-Uase a preventive eooe spe-y. Masks should be changed three tunes daily and thoroughly sterlizned after each change. 'ccn eahs.pro eco oS et A good one Is the followieg: __or___the_________________fr____________t____________ Camphor, gr- --.......20 yeserday c..c. a total orful.11 Uses In haed atomizer every LUENZAlORnAeCOLDtHOW TOsTELLheir ths~nr.Eeypro hadBy William S. Sadler, M.D. tll-coe cCn cbs- nes ita0 hi throhous" Eeryperon soul teath ratuin Ilsuch cue isnotlsosi hove an Iedividual atomizer. STXPTrOXS OF SPANISH INTELUEJZA. SYXrTOI OF A COMM[ON COLD. than I perececnt acdt hat Ces-srably( Ie-osrglieg the throat my 1C ONSET; Sudden, without warelng or prevIous 1. ONSET; Net en suddes; usually passes through a ese thcae oce-Centh ot eli such oese sometimes help. A sued garlie is maeIe n-ofaahladhis-C. Ste-ies a bypan arseehand, wee-nine stage.-*antre ormlly rc-corted Ceoths depart. onehal waer.2. CHILLS AND FEVER: DesIs-Ito chills sad see-ked 2. CHILLS AND FEVER; Chilliness rthe than dsl-i. e th deplieall ioelisecs. se 17-Last, hut eel least, dos-'t tfvr oeorls udnaperg eof both. nits chi(ls; feves- nut so morked or absent; so-called +t tic. C. ht '!arDr-teate, tie-see scared. Dent loivencoestas-tCfear inlward faor, o1 Ohe saneatmecsent cf health, of Influenza. Keep cheerful sa-d he 3. PROSTRATION: Profond, sudden and continued, 3. PROSTRATION: Not so prfulnd; merely a ger-,ngain c Ot:ccbl ha cutoed naaisdi optimistic. nluenz~a is nut un Cs- out of all proportion to the other symeptoms, eral weaknes; just a general "godforr-eothing feeling."I parl: aglesry di sease, hut s good state 4. CORYZA: Watory discharge begins at one, little 4. CORYZA: Comes en gradually, precedod hy a dry SCHOO0LS TO STAY OEN. of mind will help you htter to or eo reognirzable dry stole proneding Ito appearance, stage lsting from a few hours to seeral days. Tbhty ageed0 cc reasonexeists t0! resist and fight IL. 5. SORE THROAT: NeC suoh a constant symptom. S. SORE THROAT: Usuasliysan early symptom. espe- Such drasel. cmeesus a ss leg 10-Dc this for every cane: esr-les nomplicated by Iondilitis- Gooserel serenesn er daily if losellarse diseased. May begin mith slight ton rhode. churchles, heacero, bain (a) Keep the feet and ies as diffuse re dress- silas- sos-enes. cbbils-,es-lncdplnces ef pubsl warm as toast e. HEDACHE: Nt so prefound; eyes not-.crdcted; ce-t Blue of Ihe ('rtdhiatslepulkf (h) Kotp cold cloths oe thn head I. HEADACHE: Usually severn, often In the eyes or usually Is- forehead or more to Sack of the nose NrC -':.lth coccce wae ec advised. 0Bu1 If It aches or the fever is high. at ths- baok of the head; hard to control; ofte desorihed alwasys present May be geneeal. tey did mu.. agar, Curvilac 1e1 Keep the chest wrapped Of assa nplitting headache." 7. BACKACHE: Not usally prser-t oly a frelinlgIt..- cl!'car ffiide dual r:lle. In s thick layer of cotoy(frus-t 7. eACKACHE: Nearly always present-sevee-1 of saksns in the hack. I 'it.ann~cul I~e cno ecrecgly oopha.and back), covnred with oheese- charatteristic. sI 'ed ta ihu utI.the individual cleth. t 0.,PAIN IN THE LEGS: Usually mared set severe. 8. PAIN IN THE LEGS: NC.iusually present.cit r.,"evI1: ____________ 9, PAIN IN THE BONES: A characteristic pain of S. PAIN IN THE BONES: Thu bus-es do eot espociullly-d1r]r, I ~ p~l sI of the diseaseeand to rendccrt-l"u s y ues-esafkri i " r. a-eico vvoid t soluezaosheis- colds.. nias-ur,tec '::"*- cms wSat he h tIeot more comfortable. buill,;, h 10 TEMPERATURE: Feces- roes high foe- several 1t. TEMPERATURE: F evr absent ous rove wu:- ce.n. ecukristu-a treatment will alsoges-Oly "11. days-from 100 op Co 105 degres.or ever 1St degrees usually tomes on more grauallyes-trues from 90 to 101 "!:e:s!::',::ic!. cat eafmot liable te preventing eubseequent iill::-invsevere cases- degrees. cc-c'.it",~ tioss and undesisrable afccter cItt II.11 SPU: Usually a oharaetoe-istlc greensih yeil" 11. SPUTUM: Not character-istic; may vary in colcor 1e:.i! 1 hroe laid dews PUT PATIENT TO BD owOtOann a ci-ik a hol nIiil G ERLRAMNII iccuunlg sy ciik ups- and form-yellow. whito or mioed. - ".o '*-.oeudc iil 1. GNERA TRET~h:'I' I 12. LUNG,0 PLICATiONSI Lunesusallyrinvolced. 12. LUNG COMPLICATIONS: Lunge often not in-'.. us.,"so hse toSebedesat pirmions oltenmake early appearas-ce, volred Lung Compliations aear sae-the third "do.:-o tidviulctiszence;' there until the doctor at;i'c:,:"= "etage oe s. cold. 5 TtOtCc-sEAIN him to get up; ehatd 01icaed.,I, I3. NERVOUS SYMPTOMS: Very market. In some 13. NERVOUS SYMPTOMS: Not promlivent as a,~~r ertt ubro ae all&"o fstooddoroughlyIsu, forms resembling mnnii.Patient usually restless-rule; not profound. Patent oftens-eetsanod sleeps weil..this hill Ic - Os-s-n ephor-d. an an sagruels for two cr thcc anetslienpless. Inev sere oases. delirium, if nsms iso-tlcompleteiy stopped up..ctcd looc. 'cletccc ';ih Giepet fwt- rc;. 14. INFLUENZA; Travels mere in epidemicos, si- 14. COLDS: May be contracted at any time: the yar ne'0 i- 0"10 "rsn_ wit ild Giepetyo aero Eta+.+' though It is evar present with us. it roes throgh a more local, althoagh they rue through a family oracc~ unaae " _sy runcleg either hot or colt; a giuci Il0schol.+-ahctadcr~.r":- h ies every hour whec the pcti.tI,;Con os-a natio.scolet ohr awake oltnee-it ti..1 I1C. SEQUELAE: Leaves Its vIctims prostrate. is, 15. SEQUELAE: Recovory from a single aetack inIs lsc an y - olowed by lung, kidney. heartI and nervous diseases.;mr o e complate. Mr areyaffetthe I noee',-ahd I "mc:e lcertlee. well to gire a bon stoofh halc'". Resultnof a single sttack may be lifeleng. Pstient re- threat, lures as-I lbe sinuses. Repeated attacks usually with individlual as castor oil, followed ii nce-r+r. moins oeskened for twe er three weeks- required to produce serious after-results- ir Ev der hours by epsm salts. The C-i C * -e+ lt Z"' a toa should be promptly andi shcc E ESG RM T ATC S SIT 4 add washed out by meas-on hittr 1"s.~: Setnbasfolwdb\R -'S.PAUL A. LEWIS of Phila- sIce has-mg heen ladc rt ie-clsno 10~zl waler friction are alsoleatc-Il:,c delphia has rim the Spanish 189e2 by Dr. Richard Pfeiffcc. a 0'S ' ''.",'e-...ed this leSOAETHE VICTIMS. Ym,r' c e11urls-niht. IOAEinfluenza bacillus to Ite lair. forIe-we-rGerman ormy tue-ucet. andovcte - Hot foothaths In ccnncerl n:,.:..1t onunfe htlonddrnigaccc c compared ito finers- rints with.named foe- him 3Clhti.uI hdikigarplo-n Nvt ttioc Do sot foret to isolatcal11I:c,!,'.' t hose In his germs' rogues' gallery ' "t *The seorem1e etiv hat IÂ~"v' no tine Spans nfunale '!t adanone that Sa 1s0I- "have beer ffcltve Ccr lornt-eyI., "- 0c -rie diotbargen from the co:,.. flbs-nsa. son called. lo cothing worme _ ea~ crs oil;loperocate - ce.:cec,"c.uuinstuen and bones should be cocc.i 1:': or lens than the old-limP ailmvcent s nlhrgen cc ccclc!cyvrtaoI lstdaddsnetdc I.-:known In American homes and '. 'Ia.1 hinoitICrope b e q:r L. PAIN IlN SACK ANt) iL:4 e hinal h yp he. k hurche These palin nrasping party ccti'm acc.ticici.e.cruyrdctd ceO bodymayhe elived y hcciLQI Dr. Lewis' formal reporet de c-c ftegr ccclr c. ceI n -oymyb eivdb er o i" ftegrci natr t naras toe gr skonDwss a reproduction s-f tlbsno-called ure. e hildrs U65f5555 oa filetsPope, Cvl. Z. - medical met as thPfeifferbaal.c PrettIer bacillusb Ciselnm' c lyellies re-ort eaditii 1 0 a

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