|_sore throat_, and a _cough_ | |and the disease
|which is _worse at night_. | Breath and |causes great
|Symptoms may at first be very | discharges |debility. Relapses
|mild. Characteristic | from nose |are apt to occur.
|_"whooping" cough_ develops | and mouth. |Second attack
|in about a fortnight, and the | |rare. Specially
|spasm of coughing often ends | |infectious for
|with _vomiting_. | |first week or two.
| | |If a child is sick
| | |after a bout of
| | |coughing, it is
| | |most probably
| | |suffering from
| | |whooping cough.
| | |
| | |Great variation in
| | |type of disease.
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Mumps |Onset may be sudden, beginning| |
|with sickness and fever, and | |
|_pain about the angle of the | Breath and |Seldom leaves
|jaw_. The _glands become | discharges |after effects.
|swollen and tender_, and the | from nose |Very infectious.
|_jaws stiff_, and the _saliva | and mouth. |
|sticky_. | |
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Scarlet |The _onset is usually sudden_,| Breath, |Dangerous both
Fever or |with _headache, languor, | discharges |during attack and
Scarlatina |feverishness, sore throat_, | from nose |from after effects.
|and often the child is _sick_.| and mouth, |Great variation
|Usually within twenty-four | particles |in type of disease.
|hours the _rash_ appears, and | of skin, |Slight attacks
|is _finely spotted, evenly | and |as infectious as
|diffused_, and _bright red_. | discharges |severe ones. Many
|The _rash_ is seen first on | from |mild cases not