Influenza

By Provincial Board of Health of Ontario

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Nov 19, 2019
• ISBN: 4057664134714

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Provincial Board of Health of Ontario

Influenza

Published by Good Press, 2019

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EAN 4057664134714

Table of Contents

I. Breaking the channels of communication.

II. Immunization and vaccines.

III. Increased natural resistance of persons exposed to infection.

MISCELLANEOUS CONSIDERATIONS.

ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR RELIEF.

I. General Rules.

II. Preliminary Measures.

III. Current and Continuous Analysis of Case Situation.

IV. Analysis, Augmentation and Organization of Principal Facilities.

V. Social and Relief Measures.

VI. Food.

VII. Laundry.

VIII. Provision for Fatalities.

IX. Education, Instruction and Publicity.

X. Miscellaneous.

THE BACTERIOLOGY OF THE 1918 EPIDEMIC OF SO-CALLED INFLUENZA.

VACCINES.

RECOMMENDATIONS.

HISTORY AND STATISTICS OF THE EPIDEMIC.

SUGGESTIONS.

I. Breaking the channels of communication.

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(a) By preventing droplet infection. The evidence offered indicates that this is of prime importance.

(b) By sputum control. The evidence offered indicates that the danger here is due chiefly to contamination of the hands and common eating and drinking utensils.

(c) By supervision of food and drink. Evidence offered does not indicate much danger of infection through these channels.

Details and practical methods possible for the limitation of infection through droplets, sputum, and food and drink are discussed later under special preventive methods.

II. Immunization and vaccines.

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(See the report of the laboratory committee appended.)

In the present epidemic vaccines have been used to accomplish:

1. The prevention or mitigation of influenza per se.

2. The prevention or mitigation of complications recognized as