Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1908 — DIPHTHERIA CASE HERE. [ARTICLE]

DIPHTHERIA CASE HERE.

Nine-Year-Old Son of Ed Kirk Has a Mild Attack. Kersey, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed' Kirk, is sick at their home on South Van Rensselaer street with a severe sore throat. A culture was taken and sent to Indianapolis Monday to determine if there was anything contagious in the ailment, pending the report on which the house was quarantined. Later: Just as we are about to go to press Dr. Miller received a telegram from Indianapolis stating that the specimen sent contained diphtheria baccili. Prompt measures will be taken to prevent a spread of the disease. This case had few of the usual diphtheria symptoms, but the attending physicians was not satisfied that it was not diphtheria and sent specimens from the throat of the patient to Indianapolis for analysis, with the above result. Hugh Kirk, a brother of the sic* boy, has been going to school right along but has slept in another part of the house and Kept away from the patient. Mrs, Alter, the boyY grandmother, has also kept away from hiin pending a report on the disease. The boy is getting along nicely and has but little fever.