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everyone except the physician and the nurse. The 

 physician should wear a gown and cap when entering 

 the room, and should pass directly out of the house 

 after visiting the patient. The nurse too should wear 

 a gown over the uniform, and a cap over the hair, both 

 being removed when it is necessary to go to other 

 parts of the house. During the period of desquama- 

 tion skin should be kept anointed with plain or car- 

 bolized vaselin, as preferred, in order to keep the par- 

 ticles of skin from spreading about. Quarantine may 

 be raised when the desquamation has completely 

 ceased. Before the patient is discharged a full bath 

 in weak bichloride of mercury solution, i : 10,000, 

 should be given, taking particular care to cleanse the 

 hair. The room and contents should be disinfected 

 after the manner already described. 



MEASLES. 



Measles is a contagious and infectious disease that 

 generally occurs during childhood, although adults 

 may contract it. It spreads with great rapidity and 

 generally in epidemics. The specific agent of infection 

 is probably inhaled, causing the first symptoms to ap- 

 pear in the nose and throat. 



The infectious material is undoubtedly in the 

 secretions of the nose and throat of the sick patients. 

 It may be spread by the attendants on the patient, by 

 furniture, hangings, carpets, by flies and insects. In 

 preventing the spreading of the disease special atten- 



