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Page 4 The Health Bulletin April, 1956 and sulfonamides have taken the "sting" out of tonsillitis. Bed rest, fluids, easily swallowed foods and salicylates also help give relief. -o- INFECTIOUS DISEASES STILL TAKE "IMMENSE TOLL" "Top priority" in the U.S. health programs must be given to communicable diseases, because they most frequently attack "the young and vigorous . . . on whom the present and future productive power of the nation depends," a U.S. Public Health Service official said recently. While "major killers of a half century ago" largely have been controlled, other communicable diseases still take an "immense toll" in death and disability among citizens of the U.S., Dr. Theodore J. Bauer, chief of the U.S. Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Ga., said in the Journal of the American Medical Association. One of every 10 deaths is caused by a communicable disease. The situation is "far more serious" in the age group under 35 years, where the ratio is 1 to 4. In the older group it is 1 to 12. In addition the diseases cause the majority of absences from school and work. They also may lead to future disorders of the heart, liver, kidney, nervous system and other organs. Public health workers aim toward the control of all communicable diseases, Dr. Bauer said. Control measures for diseases of today must be developed and research into diseases of obscure origin must continue. If those "spectacular and dreadful" diseases of the past, such as yellow fever, typhus and smallpox, are to remain in check, constant watchfulness and effective use of available control measures are necessary, he said. "Perhaps of greatest concern at the moment" are the "ultramicroscopic" viruses, Dr. Bauer said. They produce more than 40 known diseases, among them polio, the common cold, measles and mumps. The major problems in this field include finding the means of transmission, adequate methods of diagnosing and ways of controlling the diseases. A recently developed problem is the appearance of bacteria which resist the action of antibiotics. While antibiotics have been "dramatically effective" against such bacteria-caused diseases as tuberculosis and scarlet fever, their effectiveness is being lessened by the appearance of the resistant bacteria. Ways of controlling these bacteria must be found. Some of Dr. Bauer's comments in the Journal on individual diseases follow: Poliomyelitis — This complex disease will continue to be an enigma until the basic factors governing its occurrence and spread are found. More efficient laboratory diagnostic tests are needed. Viral hepatitis—The viral nature of this increasingly prevalent disease of the liver was found only recently. No control measures have been developed. Insect-carried encephalitis—Man apparently only accidentally acquires viruses as they go through a complicated life cycle among other animals. In addition to the native encephalitis types, others exist in various parts of the world. It is not known what natural forces may introduce these foreign viruses among American insects and animals or what factors lead to their infection of man. Psittacosis — Control of this pneumonia-like disease, which is spread by parakeets and some domestic fowl, requires cooperation of owners, producers and distributors in treating or destroying diseased birds. No immunizing agents are yet available for either man or birds. Rabies—The virus recently was found in insect-eating bats, which suggests that more animals carry the disease than formerly was thought. The discovery points to the necessity of determining all animal species that can transmit the disease to man and domestic animals. Smallpox—The last outbreak of 11 confirmed cases in New York in 1947 showed that "universal vaccination may be an accepted principle, but ... is not universal practice."
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-04: The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1956 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-071 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 71 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 8 |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1956 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-071-0030 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; report/review |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Filename | healthbulletinse71nort_0030.jp2 |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 71 |
Issue Number | 3 |
Page Number | 8 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | Page 4 The Health Bulletin April, 1956 and sulfonamides have taken the "sting" out of tonsillitis. Bed rest, fluids, easily swallowed foods and salicylates also help give relief. -o- INFECTIOUS DISEASES STILL TAKE "IMMENSE TOLL" "Top priority" in the U.S. health programs must be given to communicable diseases, because they most frequently attack "the young and vigorous . . . on whom the present and future productive power of the nation depends" a U.S. Public Health Service official said recently. While "major killers of a half century ago" largely have been controlled, other communicable diseases still take an "immense toll" in death and disability among citizens of the U.S., Dr. Theodore J. Bauer, chief of the U.S. Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Ga., said in the Journal of the American Medical Association. One of every 10 deaths is caused by a communicable disease. The situation is "far more serious" in the age group under 35 years, where the ratio is 1 to 4. In the older group it is 1 to 12. In addition the diseases cause the majority of absences from school and work. They also may lead to future disorders of the heart, liver, kidney, nervous system and other organs. Public health workers aim toward the control of all communicable diseases, Dr. Bauer said. Control measures for diseases of today must be developed and research into diseases of obscure origin must continue. If those "spectacular and dreadful" diseases of the past, such as yellow fever, typhus and smallpox, are to remain in check, constant watchfulness and effective use of available control measures are necessary, he said. "Perhaps of greatest concern at the moment" are the "ultramicroscopic" viruses, Dr. Bauer said. They produce more than 40 known diseases, among them polio, the common cold, measles and mumps. The major problems in this field include finding the means of transmission, adequate methods of diagnosing and ways of controlling the diseases. A recently developed problem is the appearance of bacteria which resist the action of antibiotics. While antibiotics have been "dramatically effective" against such bacteria-caused diseases as tuberculosis and scarlet fever, their effectiveness is being lessened by the appearance of the resistant bacteria. Ways of controlling these bacteria must be found. Some of Dr. Bauer's comments in the Journal on individual diseases follow: Poliomyelitis — This complex disease will continue to be an enigma until the basic factors governing its occurrence and spread are found. More efficient laboratory diagnostic tests are needed. Viral hepatitis—The viral nature of this increasingly prevalent disease of the liver was found only recently. No control measures have been developed. Insect-carried encephalitis—Man apparently only accidentally acquires viruses as they go through a complicated life cycle among other animals. In addition to the native encephalitis types, others exist in various parts of the world. It is not known what natural forces may introduce these foreign viruses among American insects and animals or what factors lead to their infection of man. Psittacosis — Control of this pneumonia-like disease, which is spread by parakeets and some domestic fowl, requires cooperation of owners, producers and distributors in treating or destroying diseased birds. No immunizing agents are yet available for either man or birds. Rabies—The virus recently was found in insect-eating bats, which suggests that more animals carry the disease than formerly was thought. The discovery points to the necessity of determining all animal species that can transmit the disease to man and domestic animals. Smallpox—The last outbreak of 11 confirmed cases in New York in 1947 showed that "universal vaccination may be an accepted principle, but ... is not universal practice." |
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