Show Spinal Explained I Semi-isolation Semi Recommended Recommend d The ban that has been placed I upon all of the social activities at atthe atthe atthe the University of Utah on account of the spinal meningitis has occasioned occasioned occasioned occa occa- a great deal of comment among the students Many have wondered if there were an increase of cases at the University to occasion occasion oc oc- casion this drastic measure This however is not case There have been only three cases of meningitis meningitis meningitis me me- up here and only one fa The ban is purely a precautionary precautionary precautionary pre pre- j cautionary measure attempting to minimize as much as possible the chances of coming in contact with carriers of the disease The ban was placed upon the so social social social so- so cial activities at the recommendation tion of the city board of health How long the ban will continue is very indefinite It may be removed at any time and then again it may continue for four or five weeks When the ban will be re removed removed removed re- re moved depends entirely upon the reports of the city board of health As yet there has been no decrease in the number of cases They are still at a high point twenty new cases having been reported last I week I One consoling fact is that only a very small proportion of the people people people peo peo- are susceptible to this disease It is ls s not probable that there could be more cases of spinal meningitis I at one time than there are right now Although the doctors realize that not every one is susceptible to spinal meningitis they are not notable notable notable able to determine what it is that furnishes furnishes' the immunity from the disease Although spinal meningitis is such a dread disease the germ which causes it is one of the frailest frailest frailest frail frail- est with which the bacteriologists have to deal The The germ can not I II I live nor develop outside the human I body except in special medium and under the most favorable of incubating incubating incubating bating conditions Therefore there must be a very direct con contact lct for forthe forthe forthe the germ to be transferred at all The germ enters and leaves the body through the throat The most common transfer of the germ is by bythe bythe bythe i the droplets of moisture expelled from the throat in coughing or sneezing They may also be found on the common drinking cup the public t towels wels and and and- eating utensils Kissing is by far the most dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- thing to be contended with within in hi the transferring of the germs from one person to another This offers the very best method of di direct direct direct di- di contact While this epidemic is o on all kissing should cease There are three classes of carriers carriers carriers car car- from which it is possible to catch the disease the actual cases the convalescents and the contacts who are g the germs in their throats and distributing them to others without contracting the disease themselves It is easy to guard against the first two classes but it is difficult to determine who I the healthy carriers are The warm sunshiny weather has a definite effect effect ef ef- ef- ef feet upon clearing up the carriers so as soon as the real spring gets here an appreciable decrease in inthe inthe inthe the number of cases is expected There is not a possible prevention for the disease that is no vaccine The best preventive measure is to avoid close personal contact such as goes on in the lower hall of the Park building avoid exposure and too great fatigue The ordinary ordinary nary ary contact that goes on in the class rooms is not dangerous Dances Dances afford afford some sonie orthe of the best st be st means of contact If we live a semi-isolated semi existence for a while the decrease in spinal meningitis cases is expected to be most no no- |