Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-14 | Page 8 | Daily Health Service

Da Health Daily y Health Service Service I IBy By DR DR lO MORRIS RI Diseases that affect the tho Jungs lungs do donot donot donot not seem to pr produce ucC a permanent resistance such as Is produced by byther other ther Infectious dise diseases ses For example ex ex- ample mple on one attack o of scarlet fever ot of f diphtheria or of measles usually gives the person sufficient resistance resist resist- ance so 80 that he will wl not have such attack again But ut such u h diseases suc as a Influenza pneumonia bronchitis and nd other inflammations of the theung lung ung do not seem to give a resistance resistance resistance resist resist- ance that lasts last long and many persons per per- sons ons sons sons' ha have o these tese d diseases several times The Te usual advice relative to pr pre prevention prevention pre pre- venton of pneumonia Is to do everything everything every- every thing hing possible to build up resistance of f the person concerned For a awhile while it was thought that vaccines could be given to o increase resistance resist resist- ance nce against pneumonia that pneumonia that is mixtures of the germs that cause pneumonia suitably killed so that they hey would not It If 1 however the he disease itself Itel does not bring about resistance of any permanent duration there ther does nots not s seem eem em to be any reason to believe beleve that hat a mixture of killed a kled germs germ would be any more beneficial For that hat reason most d doctors do donot not r rec- rec c. c vaccination against mona monia 4 There are however other ways of ot building resistance against dis dis- i eases ases which should be beT employed particularly in su such h cases as the one described In the first place it I is desirable for tor such children t to avoid exposure to inclement t weather as for e example mple severe cold dampness snow now and drafts draft Next Nex they should have plenty of nourishing food tood particularly food providing adequate substances for gro growth th of the body as a well wel as for tor energy This means that the child should hould h have ve the right amount of prote food tood and not too much of the he sugars and that he should have plenty of vegetables containing vitamins vitamins vita vita- vit- vit mins A B C and D. D It I must must must-be be remembered that vitamins vita vita- vit mins miOs A and D are are found largely in cod liver lver oil 01 and halb halibut t liver oil oi vitamin C In orange juice and vitamin vita vita- vit- vit mm min minD D in whole grains grain fresh vegetables vegetables vege vege- tables and ad yeast If U the child receives receives' adequate amounts pf of these vitamins in the diet and receives receives in addition some cod liver lver oil al or or halibut liver lver oil oi he will probably not require any excess any excess vitamins in the form of medicinal preparations rations I It Is is important for such child to have plenty of fresh air and warmth and perhaps to have a brief period In In-a In a a arm aarm warm climate during which he wi will be given every opportunity to develop a good condition of the thc lungs I. I A child who has ha had pneumonia twice and W who 10 is therefore apparently apparently enty of ot the type that has not a great deal of resistance in his re respiratOry respiratory re re- ry tract should obviously be kept away from people who are arc il ill i with pneumonia and who offer anew a anew a anew new source of pneumonia germs More important than exercise e for tor fora tora a child of this type is an adequate amount mount of rest Furthermore every thing possible should be done to take good care of the slight colds which a c child i of this type type may devel develop p on various occasions Definite precautions should bc taken against fatigue and chilling particularly in the early eary f fall l anc and late spring periods when pneumonia monia mania is most frequent frequent