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still wants PeaceNO CASES SPANISH ‘FLU’ HERE; WINNIPEG HAS TWO VICTIMSMan Returning From Trip to Toronto Taken to Hospital in WinnipegWHAT SYMPTOMS ARE LIKEDr. B. S. Bolton Keeping Sharp Lookout For Any Cases That May be Found Heref present time the diphtheria cases are* fWhile Spanish “flu” has reachedWinnipeg, there are no cases report -ed in Brandon. Dr. E. S. Bokon, Medical Health Officer, savg he is keeping ; a sharp lookout for any cases. At the! heavier than is usual at this season of ! the year.“FlqM In Winnipeg| The first cases of Spanish influenzato be contracted in this city were re ported to Chief Medical Officer Dr. A. J. Douglas, at the City Hall Friday morning. Dr. Douglas immediately put the cases under quarantine and (ordered that the patients receive thebest medical care.The victims of the Spanish “fluare residents of Garfield street. Their names are being withheld. The first tA take the sickness' was the male member of the family. He had justreturned from a trip to Toronto and is employed by one of the'tocal railway lines as a running trainman Only a short time after it was discovered he had contracted the Spanish influenza it was found that his wife had the sympions, which developed very rapidly. Neither case is said to be of a very serious nature by Dr. Douglas. There are no children in the family.Hospitals ReadyPreparations are being made by the civic authorities for the prompt care of any cases that should break out in the city. The hospital are also reported to be in a position to care for a large number of cases should the disease become prevalent. Effective preventive measures tokeep the disease from spreading in this city are under consideration by the civic authorities. While no formal meeting has been held yet, it is rumored that before many hours- many of the large meeting houses of the city may be closed, following the; lead of authorities in the UnitedStates, who, in many cases, have ordered that all moving picture houses, churches theatres and public houses remain closed until all danger of the disease has subsided.Dr. Douglas states that one of the places where one becomes in greatest danger of contracting the disease is where large numbers of persons congregate.The SymptomsThe symptons in the present epi-! demic, according to the United States | Public Health Service bulletin of September 27th, states: “The victim is attacked with bodily weakness and pains in the head, eyes and back, and elsewhere in the body. Vomiting may be a sympton of the onset and dizziness is frequent. Chilly sensations are usual, and the temperature is from 100 to 104, the pulse remaining comparatively low-. Sweating is not infrequent. The appetite is lost and prostration is marked. Constipation is the rule. Drowsiness is a common result. The membranes of the nose and throat and bronchi often give evidence of inflammation. The fever usually lasts from three to five days and relapses are not uncommon and complications are to be feared Besides bronchitis and pneumonia, inflammation of the middle ear and car diac weakness may follow the disease. All ages are attacked by the disease. Human contact is the most likely:Wmeans of spread.’
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Brandon Daily Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Sat, Oct 05, 1918
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