| Show Influenza Invades Easily The name influenza comes from the fact that Italian astrologers astrologers as as- astrologers thought it came from froman an influence of the heavenly bodies They used their word for influence influenza asa as asa asa a name for this disease Frank Franklin n K Brough executive director of the Utah Tuberculosis Tuberculosis losis and Health Association said It is a disease known toman to toman toman man since ancient times tunes TODAY we use influenza to mean a specific sickness in which the throat and windpipe become very sore and hot Mr 11 Brough continued Muscles Mus cles des are weak and achey and usually a lot lot of of people in a community have it at the same time The word shortened shortened shortened short short- ened down by most people is known as the Flu and it differs differs dif dif- fers from a cold in that you are sick enough to want to go goto goto goto to bed It UIt is more prolonged than thana a common cold and affects more area of the body It is highly contagious and i is s spread from person to person by one of a family of or V viruses Mr Brough said ANYONE can get flu especially especially es es- the children and it itis itis itis is most common among ten year ear olds It is likely to be serious for those with chronic disease people who are arc old or women who are pregnant Flu seems to come on on suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly but it actually takes one oneto oneto oneto to three days to develop You notice cl chills lIs fever headache backache muscular pains and lack of oC appetite Or it may affect some with a cold in the head dry cough weakness pain or burning in the Ule eyes and nausea A fever may last about three days or as l long longas h has as seven i r rIN IN MOST I cas cases flu h lave laveno no effects after but complications complications can set in One of these is pneumonia With the body P in a weakened condition the pneumonia germs can easily casily invade the lungs Your doctor will probably suggest bed bro rest aspirin urge you to drink a lot of fluids if your fever is high and possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly a shot of penicillin or other wonder drugs While having bed rest the temperature tempera tempera- ture lure of the room should be moderate and the humidity kept l high gh VACCINATION is the only satisfactory way to prevent or control flu It is 70 percent effective today If you have symptoms of oC influenza flu your Christmas Seal Association reminds you Call y your ur doctor Take only omy medications he prescribes I Go to bed and stay there I until doctor says you can getup get up up- upKeep Keep warm and drink plenty plenty plen plen- ty of liquids Avoid exposure to other sicknesses after you arc are out of bed Flu lowers your re re- re- re |
