Open AccessSOME EPIDEMIOLOGICAL POINTS REGARDING ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Author(s) -
Frank Overton
Publication year - 1920
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2330-9687
pISSN - 0271-4353
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.10.5.431
Subject(s) - epidemiology , environmental health , medicine , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , pathology
Customary measures for control of infections often shut the stable door after the horse is gone. Epidemics are frequently not recognized till the mischief is done. People must learn to practice the hygienic measures that will protect them. Real prevention needs the intelligent coöperation of every individual in a community.