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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 46, 22 February 1946, Page 2

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ISSUED BY THE DEPT. OF HEALTH INFANTILE PARALYSIS Warning: Should infantile paralysis cases be reported in your town or district, regard with suspicion any child who is out of sorts and running a temperature. Put him to bed, isolated, until the doctor comes and determines the diagnosis. The first symptoms may be missed if you are not on the alert. They are:— Headache, moderate temperature, flushing. Vomiting, and the child may haye some bowel disturbance. There may be a complaint of pain in the stomach. There may be a drowsiness with little sleep—then a change to irritability. The child doesn't like being touched and wants to be left alone. There may be a short period of stiffness of the neck and back. Messy cases recover without any further symptoms. Reassurance : 1 When paralysis develops, more than half of the diagnosed cases obtain complete recovery. Most of the others get back partial and reasonable use of the paralysed muscles. 2 The chances of a favourable outcome are helped by early recognition of the disease and early hospital attention. The affected muscles then get adequate rest and treatment, and this helps prevent deformities. Advice: • Should there be Infantile paralysis in your near neighbourhood, keep your children .to themselves as much as possible. • Let them play in the fresh air, without getting fatigued. See that they get adequate sleep, and eat a well-balanced diet. • Put off any nose and throat operations on children while infantile paralysis is in your district. KEEP THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. FOR A HEALTHIER NATION