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UNCLE SAM'S
| ADV|CE_ON FLU
ill S. Public Health Service Issues
' j - Official Health Bulletin
| on Influenza,
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I LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT.
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? : Epidemic Probably Not Spanish in
r Origin?Germ Still * Unknown?Peo[
pie Should Guard Against '"Droplet
I j Infection"?Surgeon General Blue
I Makes Authoritative Statement.
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Washington, D. 0.?(Special.)?AlI
though King' Alfonso of Spain was
i one of the victims of the influenza epidemic
in 1893 and again this summer,
i Spanish authorities repudiate any
'claim to influenza as a "Spanish" disj
ease. If the people of this country do
[not take care the epidemic will become
so widespread throughout the
United States that soon we shall hear
the disease called "American" influ-'
f in response to a request for definite
j Information concerning Spanish Influ- j
jenzd, Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
'the U. S. Public Health Service has
authorized the following official inter)Yiew:
What Is Spanish Influenza? is it
loomething new? Does it come from
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9|MIII *
The disease now occurring in this
country and called 'Spanish Influenza'
resembles a very contagious kind
of *col<y accompanied by fever, pains
V Coughs and Sneezes
P Spread Diseases
As Dangerous as Prison Gas Shells
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in the head, eyes, ears, back or other
parts of the body and a feeling of sejvere
sickness. In most of the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
j days, the patient then rapidly recover^
ing. Some of the patients, however,
- : develop pneumonia, or inflammation
of the ear, or meningitis, and many of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called 'Spanish* influenza is
'Identical with the epidemics of influenza
of earlier years is not yet known.
"Epidemics of influenza have visited
this country since 1647. It is interesting
to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia,
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemics of the disuse.
In 1889 and 1890 an epidemic
oi innuenza, srarung somewuere id uit
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence over practically the entire civilized
world. Three years later there
^ was another flare-up of the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread widely
over the United States.
"Although the present epidemic la
called 'Spanish influenza,' there is nti
reason to believe that it originated in
Spain. Some writers who have studied
. the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient and they call attention
to the fact that the Germana
. mention the disease as occurring along
the eastern front in the summer and
fall of 1917."
How can M8panlsh influenza" bo recognized?
. * "There is as yet no certain way in
! which a single (rase of 'Spanish influienza'
can be recognized. On the oth
er hand, recognition is easy where
. there is ? group of cases. In contrast
to the outbreaks of ordinary cougha
- and colds, which usually occur in the
cold months, epldemidB 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 ordij
nary colds, the general symptoms
(fever, pain, depression) are by no
means as severe or as sudden in their
onset as they are 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 sudb
denly. He feels weak, has pains in the
p- eyes, ears, head or back, and may be
sore all over. Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomit Most of the patients
complain of feeling chilly, and
with this comes a fever in which the
temperature rises to 100 to 101 In
most cases the pulse remains relatively
slow.
"In flDDearance one is struck hv the
fact that the patient looks sick. His
eyes and the inner side of his eyelids
may be slightly 'bloodshot/ or 'congested/
as the doctors say. There
may be running from the nose, or
there may be some cough. These signs
of a cold may not be marked; nevertheless
the patient looks and feels very
sick.
"In addition to the appearance and
the symptoms as already described,
examination of the patient's blood may
aid the physician in recognizing 'Spanish
influenza,' for it ha* been fount).
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that in this disease the Dumber of
white corpuscles shows little or no Increase
above the normal. It is possible
that the laboratory Investigations
| now being made through the National
j Research Council and the United
| States Hygienic Laboratory will furI
nish a more certain way in which indi|
vidua! cases of this disease can be
recognized."
What is the course of the disease?
Do people die of it?
"Ordinarily, the feter lasts from
three to four days and the patient recovers.
But while the proportion of
deaths in the present epidemic has
generally been low, in some places the
outbreak has bee#) severe and deaths
have been numerous. When death occurs
if is usually the result of a complication."
What causes the disease and how is
It spread?
"Bacteriologists who have studied influenza
epidemics in the past have
found in many of the cases a very
smau rou-suapeu genu uucu, auci ??.a
discoverer, Pfeiffer's bacillus. In other
cases of apparently the same kind of
disease there were found pneumococci,
the germs of lobar pneumonia. Still
others have been caused by streptococci,
and by others germs with long
names.
"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 the very small droplets of mucus,
expelled by coughing or sneezing,
forceful talking, and the like by one
who already has the germs of the disease.
They may also be carried about
in the air in the form of dust coming
from dried mucus, from coughing and
sneezing, or from 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
the disease himself may g^ve a very
severe attack to others."
What should be done by those who
catch the disease?
"It is very important that every person
who becomes sick with Influenza
should go home at once and go 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. It is highly
j desirable that no one be allowed to
sleep in the same room with the patient
In fact, no one but the nurse
should be allowed in the room.
"If there is cough and sputum or
running of the eyes and nose, care
should be taken that all such discharges
are collected on bits of gauze
or rag or paper napkins and burned. I
If the patient complains of fever and
headache, he should be given water to
drink, a, cold compress to the forehead
and a light sponge. Only such medicine
should be given as is prescribed
by the doctor. It is foolish to ask the
druggist to prescribe and may be dangerous
to take the so-called 'safe, sure
and harmless* remedies advertised by
v patent medicine manufacturers.
"If the patient is so situated that he
can be attended only by some one who
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ily, it is advisable that such attendant
wear a wrapper, apron or gown over
the ordinary house clpthes while in the
sick room and slip this off when leavftig
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 another
attack of the same disease. This
appears not to be true of 'Spanish influenza/
According to newspaper reports
the King of Spain suffered an
attack of influenza during the epidemic
thirty years ago, and was again
stricken during the recent outbreak in
Spain."
How can one guard against influenza?
"In guarding 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, by keeping the body well'
clothed, and by eating sufficient wholesome
and properly selected food. In
connection with diet, it is well to remember
that milk is one of the best
all-around foods obtainable for adults
as well as children. So far as a disease
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 the home overcrowding
to a minimum. The value of fresh
air through often windows cannot be
over emphasized.
"When crowding is unavoidable, as
in street cars, care should be taken to
keep the face so turned as not to inhale
directly the air breathed out by
another person.
"It is ^especially important to beware
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
places as much as possible, keep
homes, offices and workshops well aired,
spend some time out of .doors each
-cmUr to work if nt nil practicable
?in short, make every possible effort
to breathe as much pure air as possible.
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"In all health matters follow the advice
of your doctor and obey the regulations
of your local and state health
officers**
"Cover up each cough and sneeze,
If yau don't you'll spread disease.*/
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