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Show of hepatitis reached a record high this month. To help protect your family against this disease , we suggest you become familiar with the following information on the nature of hepatitis and ways to reduce your chances of contracting it. This information has been gathered from authoritative medical sources. However your family physician should be consulted regarding hepatitis and all other questions of health. CASES $ to take! Hands should be washed scrupulously after using the toilet and before handling food. Pay strict attention, to good sanitation and sonal hygiene, particularly regarding disposal of feces. Avoid carelessness in disposal of nose and mouth discharges. Isolate patient during the first week of illness. Have persons in whose family a case of hepatitis occurs given gamma globulin promptly after exposure; this protects them against the disease for six to eight weeks. This is a preventive measure, not a means of treating the disease. Hepatitis, a disease of the liver, may have several causes. Of greatest concern at present is infec- tious hepatitis, which is caused by a virus. In- - fectious hepatitis is also known as epidemic titis, epidemic jaundice, catarrhal jaundice. Cliar act eristics : Infectious hepatitis is an acute infection characterized by fever, loss of appetite, nausea, general feeling of being sick, abdominal discomfort, and then jaundice. There are other abnormalities which show up in laboratory tests. Convalescence from the disease may be prolonged. The disease does not have a high mortality rate. In epidemics, it rarely exthe mortality rate is about JVho gets itP Anyone can contract infectious hepatitis. It is most common among children and young adults, becoming less frequent with increasing age. In cidence is higher in rural areas than in cities. Immunity after recovery from the disease is probably lifelong. Sources of infection: Feces and blood from infected persons are the aource abo belieTed The,viia nose be present m discharges and throat. infection the the which Although period during may be transmitted is not known, it is believed to be most catching from a few days before to a few days after it appears, but not usually more than seven days. I Most likely means of transmitting infectious hepa- - by respiratory means as well. Epidemics have also been linked to contaminated water, food and milk. fiat it is! trnu S'liiitta Treat incut: I. Vhe.?T titis is intimate person-to-perso- contact, perhaps n There is no specific treatment for acute infectious hepatitis. Practical management of the disease consists of bed rest and judicious control of the Tis Spring! Leave 2; 5. ceeds intake of water, food and other substances, as prescribed by your physician, us live it up !!! So much fun to lounge along in the bright, warm sunshine, amhle past the store fronts and look in the windows. Just take our time. Part of the fun of Spring is to forget about the clock and the budget, - fun to drift into a shop without really meaning to, try on a few hats, buy one and drift out again; window and find it under one s arm a moment later. just as much fun to spot a potted plant in a florist s somewhere else. Spend Saunter along; pick up a pair of shoes here, some gloves there, a set of hedge-clippe- rs too! It s 11 a half hour hearing tne new phonograph records 12 THF EAST MILLCRClK i ein wrap up NEIGHBOR, 4708 Holladay Blvd. , Salt Lake City 17, Utah CR 7-6- if liall-a-doze- 148 i n. Ed. Note: And he sure you pafonlze your East MiiWee!. Merchant!! |