Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-03-18 | Page 6 | Health Advice

HEALTH I I 1 Mf B By Y D Dr Morris Editor Journal of the American pi Me Mecal cal Association Since we know that the blot in any infectious disease tend tends carry within it substances Uh th thare are protective against that that dj di ease the idea developed son SOD years ago to protect the ehl ht against measles by injecting with the blood of a child wj w w had already had the disease who was just recovering from Many doctors reported that t injection of a small amount fluid material from the blo blood q the child who had recovered fro tro measles into another child protect against the infection F Fd Pd in those instances instance instances which it did not protect Jy ly against the infection it mot moc m C fied lied the attack of measles M II I V The protection Is of cur couri brief since the material does n remain long in the body of tl child that is injected nor does stimulate the development of ad add d material However However it U protection seemed to last mar mat months in some instances been found that the injection the convalescent serum more five days after the child was fly exposed to the disease prevent its development T T. T serum must be given after exposure or even before j of the child to the disc When this serum is put into a syringe The needle then inserted into the mus either on the outer side Of thigh or into the buttocks mt Since it is known that j I mother can transmit protect J material against measles to child the idea occurred to so sot sot- investigators to prepare mate matei taken from the tissues by wh the growing child is attach attached the body of the mother and to l I that material as a protective stance against measles Th been tried in a considerable n mu nw ber of cases and the which is called human im imiE i globulin is now also aiso used in ma i places to prevent the of the disease 1 People are frequently confuse I as to the different varieties measles We hear them themo o ca cared call a l red measles black measles measles' 1 day measles day 21 measles measles orcE or nary measles and Ge Germ measles t Gei Actually there are just Jt t main varieties varieties measles measles and G man measles the measles the latter being entirely different and distinct d ease Of ot ordinary measles th the they may be varying degrees of sev sev I ity the most severe being th that t which there are hemorrhages hemorrhage ln uc the skin This is actually Jh hei he or black measles d there are exceeding a virulent cases in which all oil body is severely infected a and d which the patient dies in aft aTh days n J r