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they can stay out in the sunny open air, if well enough, or relax 

 in bed, their recovery will be hastened, and they will not spread the 

 infection through the school. 



Questions and Suggestions 



1. Discuss the causes of different kinds of colds. 



2. What effects have colds on the body ? 



3. How are colds spread ? 



4. How can the vitality of the body be kept high so that colds may 

 be prevented ? 



5. What unh^^gienic practices have you noticed among students 

 which may account for epidemics of colds in a school ? 



6. How can epidemics of colds in schools be prevented? 



7. Compare influenza to an ordinary cold. 



8. Discuss the common causes of asthma. 



9. What do asthma vaccinations consist of? 



10. Discuss focal infections and their relation to the health of the 

 body. 



11. What is the relation of so-called children's diseases to the vital- 

 ity of a child ? 



12. Discuss some after-effects that may result from measles, 

 whooping cough, and chicken pox. 



Supplementary Readings 



Broadhurst, How We Resist Disease (J. B. Lippincott Co.). 

 Haggard, H. W., The Science of Health and Disease (Harper & Bros.). 

 Rosenau, M. J., Preventive Medicine and Hygiene (D. Appleton & Co.). 



