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Show HEALTH 1 BY UNCLE SAM, M. D. Health Questions Will Be An- , wercd If Sent to Information Bureau, U. S. Public HeaJth Serv Ice, Washington, D. C 0 q is gonorrhea always local? a. The effect of gonorrhea are not always local For example, thla disease may cause rheumatism In the various Joints of the body. Q Tn Ire.-ulnR syphilis Is Is advisable advis-able to pay attention to the Wasaer-, maun rea, i Ion J a Tii" Wasssrmann reaction should bf I Bed as a means to aid In making 8 diagnosis ami irf;itmcnt control, and as an Indication of a cure If vou will send me nur name and ad- dress. I shall be Kind to mall oil helpful pamphlets . i --i 1 1 n k with th treatment of venereal diseases. Q Wh.it are the causes of phl'-blt-iw. and dues It leave bad after of-1 feet a f A. The most common cause of phlebitis Is .om" septic inflammation i which spnvids to a vein and causes i he Vein to be plugged. The condition condi-tion Is not uncommon after difficult eases of childbirth, especially when It ban been necessary to n,' instruments. Under those circumstances, the con- dltlon Is, often spoken of as "milk 1 1 leg Thi con e of a phlebitis of this Kind la rather prolonged, and 11 Is sometimes months before the circulation circula-tion la restored. A person suffering from phlebitis should be sure to b i under the care of a physician and it j Is important to rest the affected pari so that the plug In the vein may not be broken and carried off to aoiti:-1 other part ol the body. Q. What are the results of gon- orrhea if uni ured ? A Some of ihe effects of uncured gonorrhea are sterility, enlarged prostate, pros-tate, extension of the disease to the ! bladder and kidneys and bad effec: i on the general health. |