Show 1 DR GIBSONS GIBSON'S ARTICLE ON BABY CARE Hy fly Dr ST LY I T GI GIBSON OV Attending Ian s said l lil aI aid il t Iel lbs Hos Hospital 1 pital Chicago The conquest of ot diphtheria Is one gratifyIng in ot of the ilie most moat dramatic and gratify gratify- Ing chapters in the history ot of mod mod- model modem el Cl em n medicine I itty sears ago ato diphtheria tas as rightly looked upon as one ono of or the tho most dreaded disease nei of childhood occurred which terror to entire nUre communities Ful- Ful Fully Fully Ful Fully ly third one of ot those tho e who contract contract- contracted cd ed tho disease died Thanks to 10 recent discoveries there are now nos few tew disease dl ca e so 00 o thor thoroughly understood as d diphtheria diphtherias diphtheria o s o know O OSe Its Se cause We W e ed know how to euro cure cur It e W e can determine whether a person l Ii h susceptible to It Best Dest of or all we w know how diphtheria diphtheria diphtheria theria can bo ha prevented The Th cause causo caus of ef o diphtheria Is n a which cl l germ erni can c be readily dif from other germs germs Terms by I Ie e examination with Ith the microscope It attacks most frequently the ton ton- tonsils ton ton sils the th mucous membranes membrane or of o the tho nose and the tho lar When hen tho tholar tholar lar mc la Js Involved It Is popularly spoken of as a CI At the tho point there here tho germs multiply a grayish mem mom membra membrane bra brane brOne ne forms form TWO T DISTINCT cYr n G n onis There Ther arc two distinct langers from In the first place the tho poison polson given ort oft by the tho diphtheria Ihrl theria therla germs may mav be so o 0 o Ing as to produce fatal results III Inthe the second place it If the diphtheria membrane attacks the laryn larynx or n the th air passage may mav bo be boI boob ob and death result from I su When diphtheria I li present or orI even w when hen It I li strongly suspected antitoxin should be b given ot it once I In adequate dosage do ate ill neutralize any further poison polson gien en off ott by the tha diphtheria germs It ItI cannot damage that has ha al- al Already al already I ready been done tills reason rea onIt I It Is essential that antitoxin be b ad- ad ad administered I ministered early When gisen en enon on the first day of or tho disease I practically practical e ery ry ease eat recover en The danger dnn increaSes In proportion a as ath the use u ot or antitoxin Is I delayed I Ithe Not only the tho per pernon on III Ill with dIphtheria diphtheria theria therla should 1 l receive antitoxin but those with sith Ith I patient nt should also e an nn immunizing Injection The Th amount ary to protect against I therit Is only a n fraction ot of o the amount necessary ary to effect a cure I antitoxin t only a temporary protection The Tho ThoI I pelson on who iho ho has ed ln antitoxin I may If it exposed ea to diphtheria months I liter ter L be again to the th disease dl a t In other words the tho value alue of oC antitoxin ln is h in its lis curative and In Immediate protection ot of those exposed to diphtheria J Ti STI IJ TIG G I Th There rc Is I ho however c er at the present time a method wh whereby reb a n Immunity against e diphtheria cm cun In bo be secured This consIsts on l t In the pit Sl SlIng el Ing of ot toxin antitoxin It Is clen gh en In a selles ot of o three In- In Injection injections in the th Intervals interval between In- In Injections In Injections being bout bout ona one n nook ek I the he Immunity develops slowly I Once It Is 10 I established e hed the th protectiOn n lasts lasta fo foi foft years y ar possibly for lire life But many Individuals possess po aesa a natural immunity to diphtheria and in the tin tin-it persons toxin antitoxin Is ob obviously How then can we w del determine this natural Immunity ox- ox l ex-l lets ThIs Tills Is I accomplIshed bv by In- In Injecting in a very small mall amount of et dIphtheria toxin Into the skin ot of the tho forearm It If the th Individual Is I a small area of ot nes ml-nes rOd red redness ness noes occurs about the point of ot the tha InJection The Tho Th age oge ac or of o and danger danier front from rom diphtheria is be- be bet be between t tween een the first and fifth ear car XI NI In older en the th test Is 10 ad- ad M Jd-M ablo able to determine n In helhor tax tox in J is I necessary Although ough a single of or Injections of o tol toc tox toxin in antitoxin gives protection In al- al almost almost mo al-mo most t e eory ory case an nn occasional ex ox ex- ex exception exception occurs occur For reason a test should be bo done six months later to O make makO sure ur that the th lei u 1 Is protected If It n not naj a sc cond ond series ot of Injections should be given Thousand Thou ands of children lose lo e their every ear oar bo because uge do not know that hat children can be protected against The Tho bl family physician should be bo consult consulted ed for tor more mor 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