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Show I COMMON COLDS ' Weekly Health Talk No. 37 (Fnnk W. LcClerc, Utah Public Pub-lic Health Association) iTlio season for colds, grippe andipneumonia Is ut hand. The ahal toll of these maladies in loss of time, medical expenses, wasted strength, and deaths is a heavy burden upon us. More important to us Is the fact that i tho most of this loss can be prevented. Tho following paragraphs, para-graphs, quoted from a bulletin of two Pennsylvania department of health, are of special interest at this time. A cold Is tho most common JranBinlssIblo disease. It is by no means an ailment of the winter season alone, ulthough conditions at that time favor it. 'Colds are caused by certain bacteria (germs) which line: their5 way to tho mucous, mom-bran,o mom-bran,o and cause an active Inflammation. In-flammation. Most often the , 'throat and nasal passages arc .jiff opted. I-b Too coughing, sneezing and accompanying discharges are symptoms familiar to everyone, v. It particularly Important to Ms observe cleanliness in order to P Avoid transmitting the Infection p "to ' others. Sterilized cheese I cloth, which can be burned, Is aii excellent substitute for the 1 handkerchief. One Is particularly liable to contract a cold when exhausted, exhaust-ed, and in tho winter time crowded, overheated, poorly -Ventilated rooms and cars make vtilfO tired worker susceptible. Overieatlng and tho use of stimulants aro often predisposing predispos-ing causeB. Excess of clothing, contrary to .popular belief, Is not ti preventative. pre-ventative. Indeed, chest protectors pro-tectors or similar articles or clothing may weaken tho natural' nat-ural' resistance. General cave of tho body, daily baths to keep tho skin healthy, fresh air-both air-both day and night and the avoidanco of fatigue, are the best preventatives. The complications which arc apt to follow a severe cold, especially espe-cially pneumonia, make it important im-portant to watch for aggravated aggravat-ed symptoms. If these manifest mani-fest themselves a physician should bo promptly called. A lingering cold may result in tuberculosis, by clogging tho respiratory tract with secretions secre-tions and thus furnishing a food supply for tuberculosis germs. |
