. Public health bulletin. and sunshine for the fruit which helps to save food. TYPHOID FEVER. Typhoid fever is a preventable disease and is peculiar to fever is produced by very small germs, these germs growin the intestines of human beings. The intestinal and urinary dis-charges from a person who has typhoid fever or who is harboringthe germs, a carrier. contains many millions of typhoid °—19 3 16 Should these discharges which contain typhoid germs get into thestomach or intestines of healthy persons through food or drinkingwater the healthy person is likely
. Public health bulletin. and sunshine for the fruit which helps to save food. TYPHOID FEVER. Typhoid fever is a preventable disease and is peculiar to fever is produced by very small germs, these germs growin the intestines of human beings. The intestinal and urinary dis-charges from a person who has typhoid fever or who is harboringthe germs, a carrier. contains many millions of typhoid °—19 3 16 Should these discharges which contain typhoid germs get into thestomach or intestines of healthy persons through food or drinkingwater the healthy person is likely to contract typhoid fever. Typhoid fever is a filth disease; it results from the intestinal orurinary filth of persons sick with the disease or recovering from thedisease reaching the mouths of persons not sick with the disease. Typhoid fever may be prevented by the proper disposal of allhuman filth. This is accomplished by providing with each and everyhuman habitation a sanitary privy or a properly constructed water. U S. Pueuc Heaitx Sckvki. Fig. 1.—How typhoid fever, dysentery, and cholera are spreadfrom person to person. closet. Vaccination is also used to prevent typhoid fever. However,protection by vaccination against typhoid fever should not cause anyrelaxation in our sanitary precautions. All human filth is poten-tially dangerous. Sanitary privies or properly constructed water-closets are the safe methods by which we may dispose of this ever-present danger. To prevent typhoid fever the following are necessary: 1. Pure water. 2. Sanitary privies or sewer connections. 3. Clean milk. 4. Clean food. TYPHOID VACCINATION. Vaccination as a protective measure against typhoid fever is widelypracticed and is safe and effective. Children as well as adults aregiven the vaccination. The vaccination is accomplished by means ofthree hypodermic injections usually given at intervals of 10 your family physician for full particulars. 17 SEVENTH MONTH. JULY. 31 DAYS. MOONS P
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