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Show Page 22 HILL TOP TIMES April U, 175 WW miorirlhi Tli is is the second part of a series giving insight to one of America's growing social disease. It is condensed from an article written by Jim Miller, problems-venera- el Andrews AFB, Md. Dr. Ralph Henderson, director of Venereal Disease Control Division, estimates there are probably 2,500,000 people with gonorrhea in the United States and the figure is rising by 15 per cent each year in nearly every nation in the world. In some cases, private physicians fail tonotify public health officials; however, many people who have V.D. are unaware that they do. (Utah health officials claim this one type of VD rose 25 per cent in the state last year.) GONORRHEA (drip, clap, GC, dose or strain) in men usually appears in the form of a burning discharge usually white or gray, but sometimes green or yellow in color, and a painful burning sensation upon urination. This usually occurs three to eight days after contact with the infected person. A sample of the discharge is examined under a microscope to determine if the disease is present. This is called a GC smear. However, according to Dr. Ronald St. John, assistant chief in the Operations Research Branch the of by David F. Barr or symptoms minimal symptoms, which disappear after a few weeks. "There is an increasing recognition of men throughout the country who have the disease and don't know it," said Dr. Henderson. "The infection can be determined by taking a smear from a ureathal swab, which is cultured. "THIS TYPE of practice is more becoming commonplace, although it is not worth it outside a selected population. Men who have asymptomatic gonorrhea can later experience burning upon urination, a skin rash or .of There, on year Meriwether May Lewis and William Clark, along with a black servant, nine Kentuckians. 14 soldiers, two Frenchmen, and one dog. climbed into longboats at St. Louis to begin one of the most historic explorations in the On 14. 1804. history of our country. THEY WKUK, tasked by President Thomas Jefferson to find a land route to the Pacific Ocean. This would America's strengthen claim to the territory through exploration and provide a northwest passage to Cathay (China. Both leaders knew they would be picking where up left Columbus off Christopher three hundred and twelve years before. No civilized man on record had ever set foot in much of the territory they were about to travel. Rumors about what they would encounter along the w ay were enough to make even the strongest man Mop COTTON swab is used to obtain a sample of mucus and possible discharge. This sample is put on a culture plate to allow the germs to A grow. civilized people ever set foot in that part (the Oregon territory and think. These men were stronger than they were strong; destined to open America for settlement. Months later, tired, half frozen, hungry, and in the land of the Mandan Indians (North Dakota, they found winter shelter near a village. They counted it as a small stroke of luck, but as it turned out. this top all but guaranteed the success of the entire undertaking. and After the exhausted group made its half-froze- n winter camp, they were visited by a Frenchman. Toussaint Charbonneau. and his Indian wife. HE WANTED employment as a guide and. according to some historians, whiskey. Lewis and Clark hired Charbonneau. whose lack of usefulness was later compensated for by his wife. Eventually, the driving wind and snow gave way to Revitalized spring. by warmth, plenty of rest and a fresh supply of UA. the OFFICERS the probably first to impossible. IN WOMEN, it can damage the cervix, fallopian tubes and ovaries, which will make child bearing difficult if not impossible. Gonorrhea conjunctivitis, a severe inflammation of the infant's eyes which can lead to blindness, can be contracted by infants as they pass through the birth canal of their infected mother. Fortunately, a doctor can recommend testing for gonorrhea of pregnant women near time of delivery. Most delivery rooms use a the Frenchman's or Sacajawea. antibiotics medical supervision. The best advice to those who feel they may have the disease treatment to is get , m since im ediately postponement will make the disease more resistant to treatment. ) of the world. The following morning, Indians from the surrounding countryside emerged from the forests. THEY SEEMED about their visitors. curious Lewis, Clark, and the reaminder of their expedition had part of their glory snatched from them, however, when an Indian brave shouted a misprounouneed exclamation in English. It was obvious to them that some unknown; sailor had reached that part of the world by ship before they made it by land. The brave veiled, "Son of a Pitch!" It is part of the American heritage. (AFNS) wife, Woman." herself a Shoshoni, proved her value. She wasa-bl- e to guide the group through Any Time of the Year For the uncharted land from which she had been stolen years before. It wasn't until the weary-mefaced a large band of mounted Shoshonis that her n moment arrived. of glory O RCA'j AccuCoior picture tuM. AccwTint at tho touch of automatically tains consistent color on all channels. Clark prepared themselves for battle as the warriors rode toward them. Sacajawea however leaped to her feet and ran joyously toward them. The leader of the Indians was her brother. The Lewis and Clark thanks to Bird the expedition, 0 Months later, as the badraggled group emerged from the wilderness and first STEREO CL0SEOUT CONTINUES Lewis and a main- button really Automatic Fin Tuning. 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Gonorrhea can be treated and completely cured either by penicillin or by alternate tetracycline expedition's "journey into the setting sun" began anew. Weeks later, in the land of the fierce Shoshoni Inidans, ACTIVE DUTY 1830 be can a trained specialist or physician. were I begin at by was possible. Over campfires that night, they talked about how they ! rivers and of some the passing through most hostile country in the Western Hemisphere, the men and woman of the Lewis and Clark expedition had a corrupted swear word take away part of the thrill and glory. It is part of our heritage. Gonorrhea determined FOR THE first time, civilized man had traveled the full width of the North American continent and it was proven that a trade route Nov. 8, 1805, after of conquering unchartered be Am rico's 3fof0sf more Almost half way between Travis AFB, Calif., and McChord AFB, Wash., lies the coastal town of Astoria, Ore. a This is necessary since fortunate to have the infection go away by there is not enough discharge natural resistance to the in the vagina to examine. The test takes several days and is disease. called a GC culture. A woman with gonorrhea If not adequately treated, rarely notices anything cause serious wrong. Some experts estimate gonorrhea may painful conditions that 80 per cent of the women and who have the disease are including arthritis, bursitis, unaware of it. Occasionally heart trouble, blindness, blood those infected will experience poisoning, sterility or death. In men, gonorrhea can a burning sensation when the ability urinating and a slight veginal make urination or climax sexual to reach discharge. arthisis, or Division, CDC, some men who have gonorrhea will have no ndino Su rp r is Disease Control Venereal or 6214820 UCfOll tOM tON MA1CKI 4 HOttW Of WCHM l |