Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-20 | Page 5 | Daily Health Service

Daily Health Health Service This Is the fourth of six special articles articles arti- arti cles by Dr Dl Fishbein on the nature and treatment of ot measles and precautions to curb its spread By DR MORRIS EIN For years it was customary to k keep p darkened tile the room used by a child with measles because of the trouble with the eyes Now it Is realized that tha strong sunlight should be excluded because glare will cause pain in the eyes The child should not be permitted permitted per per- to read nor should there be a brilliant artificial light If Ie the the child complains P particularly c of the light colored cl glasses may be pe worn If Ie the eyelids tend to stick sUck because of or the slight inflammation they may be bathed with boric acid ack solution or with plain warm water which removes the crusts and prevents prevents pre prevents pre pre- vents pain and Irritation During the period of ot restlessness the child will sleep better if U it is given givena a warm sponge bath just before going goIng goIng go go- ing to sleep This serves to cool the child and to bring bl ng down the fever slightly It also avoids chilling Atter After At- At ter the sponge bath the skin may be powdered with any light clean tal tal- cum This helps to avoid irritation It is not necessary to cover the child with heavy woolen blankets orto or orto orto to use flannel sleeping garments The child should be kept warm but not made uncomfortable The food to be taken by the child chile with measles should be chiefly light and fluid as long as there IS it any ny fever Just as soon as the fever disappears and the child begins to convalesce plenty of nutritious food should be supplied particularly foods containing contain contain- ing iron and vitamins as these wIll wil help to build up the depleted blood Laxatives and cathartics should be given only on the order of a p ysl- ysl cian clan It is much better to keep the keep the bowels regular by the use wc of proper foods It is also w well ll In these conditions conditions condi condi- lions to give plenty of ot fluids including including including ing drinks tending toward alkalinity such as orange Juice and lemon juice When a person has an infectious dl disease cn e he builds up in his blood materials materials materials ma ma- for opposing the disease When he recovers the material remains For this reason the person who has measles scarlet fever or another Infectious infectious in infectious in- in disease usually has th the disease dis dis- disease ease only once For this reason also It has been found round helpful In the presence of severe severe se severe se- se vere epidemics of measles to inject into those who are exposed expos d small mall amounts of the blood of those who are getting over over the disease This procedure procedure procedure pro pro- has been found t to be safe sate It seems to minimize the severity o ot of othe he disturbance if it it does not prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent it it Next Measles Not a n Trivial Disease Dis Dis- ease case