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Show PRECAUTIONS AGAINST POLIO .b Jl f W (Second of a series of articles on the scientific background of the safeguards against polio.) "Keep flies away from food." This is another one of the import-mt import-mt precautions urged by the National Nat-ional Foundation for Infantile Par-ilysii Par-ilysii during this summer's epidemic epidem-ic of the disexse. Lacking a preventative pre-ventative or cure for the disease .he American public's protection a-jainst a-jainst serious infection with tn.'an-de tn.'an-de paralyss lies in a rigid adher-nee adher-nee to the list of simple precautions formulated by the National founda-ion. founda-ion. These safeguards are important or they constitute the results of clrntific rcseaith made possible jy the financial support of th-j Nat-onal Nat-onal Foundation in its sea.cn for t prevention and control of the disease. dis-ease. Like the other protective ad-ice ad-ice in its list of precautions, tlv; tdmonition to keep flies away Irons ood has a sound sclcn'.iiic b.ick-.round.. The fact that fhes can carry tlv. .irus of infantile paralysis in their xidies is not news to the men anJ Aomen who have" devoted their lives o the fight against infanii'e par-ilysis. par-ilysis. On various occasions the cientlfic detectives of the medical world determined the presence of he infective virus in flies. But how nipoitant this fact is in the act-Jul act-Jul transmission of thj disease ruis lever definitely been etr'ed. Grant-ng Grant-ng that flies can carry the dlsiase. scientists pondered, can they net-uully net-uully be a link in transmitting the lisease to humans? Each year's epidemic of Infantile paralysis presents many opportunl-les opportunl-les for scientists In their ne ver ndlng quest of how Infantile pur-ilysis pur-ilysis Is tianxmltted. Right now nojt authorities believe Hi it the infecting in-fecting virus gets Into the body trough the mmn and the lcod Jassages. If it could oe proved that rood contaminated by vims-laden flics could produce the Jisf-ase. hen one more link In the chain of transmission would be forged and flies could be definitely incriminated incriminat-ed as Important carriers of the dreaded disease. While the latest scientific study 'loea not positively prove thai, Hies transmit the disease, it does show that files can carry, on certain occasions, oc-casions, the infecting virus in their bodes, deposit it on food and thus complets the chain of transmission o humans. "Keep flies away from foo:l," Is sound advice. All who wish to do everything possible to avoid the dangers of infantile paralysis would do well to follow strictly the precautions pre-cautions listed by the National Foundation for Infantile ParalyLsls, for these safeguards are based on the results of scientific research. |
