. Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use. It is believed to be caused by agerm brought from some part of the body, often from the a rule more than one joint is affected, but not all at once —?a second joint swelling as the first improves. There is completerecovery from the disease, with no stiffness as a result. The complications following the disease are more dangerousthan the disease itself. Of these heart disease is the most it is of a form which is apparently light at first butdevelops later into a serio
. Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use. It is believed to be caused by agerm brought from some part of the body, often from the a rule more than one joint is affected, but not all at once —?a second joint swelling as the first improves. There is completerecovery from the disease, with no stiffness as a result. The complications following the disease are more dangerousthan the disease itself. Of these heart disease is the most it is of a form which is apparently light at first butdevelops later into a serious condition. Chorea (St. Vituss dance)is a common complication. Tonsillitis, which is frequently presentat the same time, is known now to be the cause, not the result, ofthe attack of rheumatic fever. In nursing a case of this kind, great care must be taken not tomove the bed. Touch the patient gently and only when ab- Non-Communicable Diseases Caused by Bacteria 179 solutely necessary; even unnecessary walking around the roomshould be avoided. If the weight of the bedclothes gives pain,. Fig. 62. In cases of illness the weight of the bedclothes is sometimes discomfortingto the patient. The figure shows an apparatus made from barrel hoops that can beused to carry the weight of the covers. they should be supported by a frame which can be bought at aninstrument store or made of barrel staves cut in half and nailedor tied to a strip of board. The throat should be treated, and as soon as possible the tonsilsremoved. Diluted milk diet is given, and water should be drunkin large quantities. Hot and cold compresses may be used torelieve the pain in the joints. The patient should not be allowedeven to sit up in bed until the doctor considers it absolutely safe,as the heart is much affected by the disease and many cases ofheart injury can be prevented if proper care is used during con-valescence. Arthritis deformans. This disease is commonly called eitherrheumatism or rheumatoid arth
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