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Show Daily Health Service ... This k the aacond of two articles by Dr. Flshbein en undulsnt lever, until comparatively recently re-(arded re-(arded as a curiosity In tha United Slates, By DB. MOBRIS FISHBEIJ Xventually tha symptoms of par- I son who has contracted undulant fever develop with sufficient full-naas full-naas and persistence to make him realise that he Is subject to a serious complaint. Tbe physician finds that changes have taken place In the pa- , tlent's blood, snd it Is possible tor a laboratory to determine with certainly cer-tainly that the patient la infected with undulant fever. The disease resembles many other Infectious diseases, such as typhoid, tuberculosis, malaria or almost any other infectious disease. In a few instances, perhaps two out of every 100 cases, death may occur as a re- 1 suit of tha infection or from seoond- ' ary complications. Of course, the way to avoid undu- 1 lant fever is to avoid milk that has not been properly pasteurised. Men who work in packing houses, where they come constantly In contact with I Infected animals should, of course, take the necessary precautions in their work. Men with wounds or abrasions on their hsnds should be certain to wear gloves and perhspa to clean their hands thoroughly at frequent Intervals. The real control of this disease will d rest on the sbility of government bu- ' reaus and of the veterinary industry indus-try to eliminate the condition from domestic animals. i The pstient who hsi undulant fever must be handled in much the same way as one who has had typhoid. ty-phoid. He must be put into a separate sepa-rate room, the health authorities are ' to be notified, all of the excretions snd secretions must be sterilised before be-fore they are disposed of in any way. This means either burning, boiling ' or the use of proper antiseptic solutions. solu-tions. The patient -must, of course, re-! re-! main In bed and be properly fed to , overcome the loas of weight, the anemia and the weakness that are '. due to constant chills and fever. The wearing effects of such conditions on the body are extremely serious in producing changes in the nsture of degeneration in impolrant organs. Thus far no specific method of treatment has been discovered, such as a serum or a chemical preparation . which will quite certainly overcome the infection with the germs of undulant un-dulant fever. But in laboratories throughout the world this quest goes on. |