Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1951 — Page 17

Indiana - 41 Outbreaks

Reported hy 22 Counties

Parents Urged to Take Precautions

By CARL HENN HOW MANY children and young adults will polio kill or cripple in Indiana this year? Nobody knows . .. yet. But the. midsummer prevalence indicates the toll may be heavier than last year, although probably lighter than the year before. a In 1949, an explosive outbreak of infantile paralysis in three adjoining counties led to the worst Hoosier epidemic

known so far, a total of 1432 polio cases.

In 1950, the summer-fall poli--

omyelitis ‘season’ was compartively mild. Doctors reported 608 infections. In 1951, reports from 22 counties already total 41 cases of polio, with five deaths recorded. This is against 35 cases and two deaths at this time last year, and 105 reported as of July 19 in 1949. un n o SUCH COMPARISONS are of little value in judging the final total because polio, the only known epidemic disease still on the increase in the United States, can spread with the rapidity of wildfire or die out quickly as a snuffed candle flame. Doctors and anxious parents can only take elementary precaustions and pray that the 1951 incidence of polio will be

"light, 0 New findings have given some hope to the fearful. It is known now, for in-

stance, that a great many persons have undergone minor polio infection at one time and have developed immunity to that form of the disease, : ® % 8 THE CHANCES are better than 4 to 1 that an adult has been infected by one or more

of the 300 strains of polio

which have been identified and classed with one of three types of virus. : ~~ But'immunity to one of the three types does NOT prqvide immunity to either of the other two—a major barrier to development of a vaccine giving complete protection. When polio strikes; it takes oné or more of these forms: ONE: Silent infection — no recognizable illness. TWO: Abortive poliomyelitis -—symptoms resembling grippe or influenza.

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FIRST STEPS—Technician Carolyn Frye encourages a crippled

youngster to practice walking.

If Polio Comes...

DON'T get overtired by hard play, exercise, work or travel. DON'T get chilled, bathe or swim long in cold water or sit

around in wet clothes.

DON’T have mouth or throat operations during a polio

outbreak.

DON'T use another person’s towels, dishes, tableware or the

like.

DON'T take children to places where there is polio. DON'T take your child out of camp or playground where there

is good health supervision.

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DO allow children to play with friends. DO wash hands carefully before eating, and always after

using the toilet.

DO watch for signs of sickness such as headache, fever

sore

throat, upset stomach, sore muscles, stiff neck or back, extreme tiredness or nervousness, trouble in breathing or swallowing. DO put a sick person to bed at once, away from others, and call the doctor. Quick action may lessen crippling. DO telephone your local chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, if you need financial help. No patient

need go without care for lack of

THREE: Non-paralytic polio

—stiffness. of the neck and“

back, which eventually disappears. : .

FOUR: Paralytic poliomyelitis — weakness or paralysis of the muscles, or death. ” * ” . ALTHOUGH the majority of those infected with polio fall into the first three categories, experts warn that one type of polio may pass into a more severe form. An epidemic stage is one in which a large number of paralytic cases are reported and deaths occur. That's when panic strikes the community. One Indiana county estab-

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lished a road block during. the épidemic” to turn back persons-¢cpming from an adjacent county, where a high incidence of polio existed. In one Hoosier city north of

“Indianapolis, the sale of ba-

nanas was stopped because of a rumor that the disease was spread by bananas. ” = 2

THERE 1IS no basis for giving way to unreasoning fear, according to medical experts. In the first. place, doctors say, properly handled polio patients are no more a contagion hazard than pneumonia patients. They are much less infectious than typhoid patients. In addition, health authorities agree on certain actions which may slow the spread of

' polio.

The measures include closing swimming pools, summer and Sunday schools, and other places where crowds gather, during an epidemic, and follow-

ing some common-sense point- |

ers suggested elsewhere. on this page. The polio death rate has been reduced to 5 to 8 per cent of those stricken, while half of the total .recover quickly and completely. Another 25 per cent come through with minor weakness or impairment that does not hinder normal living, 17 to 20 per cent to suffer severe paralysis. * But modern surgical and corrective techniques enable polio paralytics to lead useful, nearly normal lives in a great many cases. n n n ONE Indiana example . of this is Dewayne Phillips, year-old salesman in Wabash, Mr. Phillips was a farmer when polio struck him down in September, 1947. He

pital, and later taken to Rotary Convalescent Home, both

at Indiana University Medical |

Center. After the disease had subsided, Mr. Phillips was left with 75 per cent paralysis of both legs, weakness of the trunk,

complete paralysis of one arm |

and hand and 20 per cent para-

lysis of the other arm and |George Grimes. 42. 525 Kessler Blvd.

shoulder. Years ago, this would have left him a permanent burden

on his family, or on the state. |

Today, Mr. Phillips is a successful traveling salesman for a farm Implement concern. Wearing leg braces and carrying crutches, he drove 40,000 miles during the last two years in his automobile equipped with special controls.

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At home, he drives his wheelchair in and out of the house over a ramp he helped build in his basementgworkshop. With “his wife. and son he lives a happy, useful life. 4 a un MANY of the corrective techniques and devices, and much

of polio research, have been |

made possible through work of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. This agency has in reserve a supply of respirators and hot-

pack machines, lists of nursing |

experts and other resources for fighting epidemics when they appear.. It is financed by the

annual March of Dimes and by |

other charity functions, such as the Ice-O-Rama sponsored each year by The Indianapolis Times. The Marion County chapter of ' this organization currently is being reorganized for more effective action here. n n n IN 1949 Indiana took the lead in‘ fighting its own epidemic when 12 national and local

agencies joined forces to'set up the State Polio Planning® Com=

mittee. Immediate results included production of manuals for nursing and hospital personnel and for the general public, and establishment of polio courses at TU Medical Center for supervisory nurses and for physicians. ; Established as a. temporary expedient in an emergency, the State Polio Planning Committee functioned so well that all representatives decided to keep it on a permanent basis. Chairman since it began is Hr. LL. E. Burney, state health commissioner. The committee is scheduled to meet next month, or sooner

if the need suddenly occurs. |

Should polio epidemic again strike in Indiana, it is ready for operation s

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HEALING BATH—Janet Vogl, student physica! therapist, prepares to dunk ‘a polio victim in the

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