Show precautions listed for polio outbreak observance of six simple precautions may help you avoid infantile paralysis should outbreaks occur in your community this summer according to dr hart E van riper medical director ot of national foundation tor for infantile paralysis Par lysis these common sense rules are 1 wash hands thoroughly be tore fore eating 2 keep flies away from food 3 do not swim in polluted waters 4 avoid over tiring 5 be guided by your physicians advice concerning tonsil and adenoid operations 6 avoid sudden chilling such as plunging ine into cold water on a very hot day june through september dr van riper said is the tim time e when infantile paralysis cases are on the increase in the north temperate zone consequently they are months in which these precautions should be especially observed last year was the worst polio year in three decades with more than infantile paralysis cases reported by june 7 this year dr van riper said 1000 cases cares had ad been reported to the U S public health service this figure is cases less than the number reported tor for the comparable period last year he explained it is estimated that of infantile paralysis victims in this country 50 per cent recover completely 25 to 30 per cent show slight residual paralysis 15 to 20 per cent show marked aftereffects after effects and 5 to 10 per cent die |