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Show '- YOUR HEALTH J v on. n. h. iishop. I I . SCARLET FFAi;U. . Sine scarlet fever is so crv c.on- taglous, it is well to isolate a sbsxlet i fever suspect when the first symp-I symp-I toms appear j It Is spread principally from the liHcharifes of the nose and throat and the acts responsible tor the trans- mission of the gorm from the sick to I the well are those which are com-j com-j mon In our everyday life partlcu-j partlcu-j arly a,mong children; namely; kissing kiss-ing the use of the common drinking 'up and common tow.-i placing in th mouth such articles as lead pen- lis. candy and apples which i been previously in the mouth or infected in-fected with the nose and throat discharges dis-charges of persons suffering from s'arlet feer. Care should be lakon about sneezing sneez-ing and coughing iu public. Sometimes the rr. that ar, onj-panles onj-panles scartet fever is so slight that : it may escape -notice. It mav entirely entire-ly disappear in six to 13 hours- H BUcn cases a physician is seldom I called, and the patient is permitted ; to go among people as usual Then, possibly, one 01 two weks latnt. others oth-ers in the family, or neighbors, have attacks which may bo mor pronounced pro-nounced and consequent ly more se-. se-. rlous. If the child goos lo school, as he frequently does, he Inferts othr Children and the trouble is 30on wid--sproad. The important symptoms of scarlet scar-let feer an the sore throat, bead-! bead-! ache, and Vomiting, which ush-r in I the disease A rash develops on the second day, and the whole body is scarlet With t his comes fever. Neglect mcanp possible dlanger to the ears, eyes, kidneys and heart of i the patient. Some of these conditions, condi-tions, such as deafness or Brignt'S disease, become permanent dlsabbi ti.s to tlie patient m after years. The mother or nurse attending a. scarlet fever patient should wash and disinfect her hands before leaving the sick room and should not handle han-dle other children or cook food for! others while nursing a cas of scarlet , fever. oo |