Period of infection of acute fevers.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
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Credit: Period of infection of acute fevers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I have reported this case because traumatic aneurism of the temporal is not often met with, nor is traumatic aneurism generally produced by such a blunt edge as a stone. The object aimed at in the operation was to apply elastic pressure in such a manner as to cut through, or at least obliterate the supplying vessel, but so limited in its action as not to divide the skin. The elastic tube effectually met these requirements. Whether the vessel was divided or merely obliterated by the pressure it is, of course, impossible to say. The track of the ligature did not suppurate, and no mark has been left. 4 CURRENT TOPICS. Period of Infection of Acute Fevers.—We notice with pleasure the action of the Forfarshire Medical Association in attempting to give practical effect to the conclusions as to the periods during which the specific fevers remain capable of giving off infective particles. At a meeting held on 14th July the following Resolution was carried on the recommendation of a committee which had been appointed to consider the question :—“ That the Association, having considered the de¬ sirability of promoting uniformity of practice amongst its members in their management of the infectious fevers, with respect to the period of time during which quarantine pre¬ cautions should be maintained, recommends as follows:— ‘When an infectious fever has appeared in one or more members of a household, other members who may have been exposed to the chance of infection by intercourse with them, or otherwise, should not be removed to a household where there are others liable to be infected until the expiry of the period of incubation shows that they have escaped. Without going to extremes, the period of incubation may, for practical purposes, be considered to be—for small-pox, typhus, hooping- cough, measles, fourteen days ; and scarlet fever and diphtheria, ten days.’ That convalescents from these fevers should be considered as still liable to give off infection until the expiry °f a period of time, counting from the beginning of the illness, ranging for each fever as stated below:— No. 3. 0 Vol. XVI.