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_aWeaver, George H. _q(George Howitt), _d1866-1947 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aMeasles, diphtheria, scarlet fever, chicken pox, and whooping cough |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2026 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aLittle blue book health series | |
| 490 | 1 | _aLittle blue book ; no. 136 | |
| 500 | _aAuthor's middle initial given as "E" on front cover. | ||
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2026-03-10 | ||
| 508 | _aTim Miller, Franciszek Skawiński and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) | ||
| 520 | _aMeasles, diphtheria, scarlet fever, chicken pox, and whooping cough by Weaver is a concise public-health guide written in the early 20th century. It outlines the causes, spread, recognition, prevention, and basic care of the most common childhood contagions. The book opens with shared principles: each disease is caused by a specific germ; people vary in susceptibility; carriers and early, often unrecognized stages drive spread; and isolation, hygiene, and, where available, vaccination or testing help prevent outbreaks. Measles is shown as extremely contagious, spreading via respiratory secretions before the rash, with Koplik spots, a catarrhal phase, and risks like pneumonia and ear infection; care is supportive, and passive immunity from convalescent blood can blunt illness. Diphtheria is caused by a toxin‑producing bacillus that forms throat membrane and can damage heart and nerves; early antitoxin saves lives, quarantine lasts until cultures are clear, and the Schick test with toxin‑antitoxin injections builds lasting immunity. Scarlet fever, due to a streptococcus, spreads through secretions and sometimes milk, begins suddenly with sore throat, fever, a bright red “sandpapery” rash, strawberry tongue, and swollen neck glands; complications include ear disease, nephritis, and heart injury; prevention uses isolation plus the Dick test and toxin immunization, with supportive care and occasional convalescent serum. Chicken pox features crops of superficial blisters mainly on the trunk, a long incubation, few serious complications, and is distinguished from smallpox by mixed stages and distribution; isolation continues until all scabs fall. Whooping cough brings paroxysmal cough with a whoop, greatest danger in infants from pneumonia and convulsions; spread is via cough droplets, a vaccine may lessen severity, and treatment focuses on fresh air, easing paroxysms, nutrition, and supportive measures like an abdominal binder. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cGirard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1924 |
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| 653 | _aCommunicable diseases in children | ||
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_aFishbein, Morris, _d1889-1976 |
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_aHaldeman-Julius, E. _q(Emanuel), _d1888-1951 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aLittle blue book health series | |
| 830 | 0 | _aLittle blue book ; no. 136 | |
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