By Dr. F.M. Register, in The Progressive Farmer
How Transmitted—There is only one way in nature that malaria is transmitted—this is by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito, that must have been previously infected by biting someone who has malaria. Bad water, bad air, flies, and poor sanitation have nothing to do with malaria.
How to Prevent Malaria
Stop the breeding mosquitoes by destroying their breeding places. This is not always possible, but we can see that there are no open vessels of water, such as cans, barrels or small pools allowed near the house. Often mosquitoes come from the swamps at night and harbor in high weeds near the house or in stables or barns. See that the weeds and grass are kept cut; screen your stables and have your barns so constructed that they can be shut up tight at night.
Don’t let mosquitoes bite sick people.
Don’t let mosquitoes bite well persons. This cannot be done 100 per cent but it can be done in a large measure by screens—I mean good screens, 16 meshes to the inch, well made and well fitted; not only the house screened but the porch as well and fireplaces, for mosquitoes come down chimneys and stove flues.
Cure your chronic cases of malaria by proper treatment with quinine. Do a 100 per cent job of this, and mosquitoes will have no malaria to carry. Write your state board of health for directions to giving quinine to chronic cases, or see your doctor.
If you are in a malaria community, form an anti-malaria association, and get everybody to join in. Employ a doctor to treat everybody in the community who has chronic malaria. The doctor can have your blood tested and determine if you have malaria.
If you live in a malaria country and feel dull, tired, and without pep, the chances are that you have chronic malaria. By getting rid of malaria in a community, you not only prevent much sickness and save many lives, but you increase the efficiency of the people who are up and at work, at least 75 per cent and by this increase in efficiency you place thousands of good dollars in the hands of the people.
From the editorial page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1925
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