Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1909 — ANOTHER SAD CASE OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER SAD CASE OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

Gertrude Kannal, the 13-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Kannal, is another Rensselaer victim of infantile paralysis. She was taken last week Tuesday with the disease in her arm and it has gradually extended to her entire body, until now it has reached her neck, and she can only move her head. A specialist, who was brought here to examine the girl says that she may remain in this condition for months, before any improvement takes place. She will probably recover partially at least from the trouble, but complete recoveries are rare, it is said. The disease is caused from a germ that works in the spine, and seems to have Increased alarmingly in some localities in the past few years.