Diseases Caught by Breathing in the Germs
[1454]. The more common diseases. The following are some of the more common diseases caught by breathing in the germs: Colds, diphtheria, tonsilitis, grippe, scarlet fever, pneumonia, and consumption.
The germs that cause these diseases grow well in the dark, warm, moist lining of the nose, throat, windpipe and lungs, and they are coughed or sneezed out or blown out and float in tiny bubbles in the air or fall to dry into dust which is blown about with the wind, and so are breathed in, or they may be transferred directly by kissing invalids and sick children.
[1455]. How to avoid breathing in sickness. Do not visit sick people or a house where the children are sick.
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Distributing sickness
Do not let other people cough or sneeze over your food or in your face.
Do not allow others to spit on the floor of your squadron or tent.
Do not do these things yourself.
Blow your nose into a handkerchief that can be boiled or into a piece of paper that can be burned.