Barren County KyArchives News.....Singular and Deadly November 30, 1896
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Knoxville (KY) Journal November 30, 1896
"Singular and Deadly. Description Given a New Malady Prevalent at Glsgow, Ky. 
Glasgow KY., Nov. 29 - A singular and deadly malady, which has been bafling 
the skill of the physicians, has broken out in the Coral Hill neighborhood in 
this county and the people residing within the infected region, which embraces 
an area of about three miles square, are greatly excited and alarmed.

"The disease made its appearance about two weeks ago and among well-to-do 
people, whose premises were in good sanitary condition  It is a highly 
contagious disease and is pronounced by the physicians to be epidemic 
malignant erysipelas. The victims are first seized with pain in the lower 
extremities, the ankle or knee and in some cases the pain has first been felt 
in the wrist, and this is followed by a chill. Inflammation sets in and 
manifests itself in some cases in the throat, in some in the chest and in 
others in the face. The skin turns black and the tongue assumes a brownish 
hue. In one case the tongue turned perfectly black and was terribly swollen. 
About 30 per cent of the cases have been fatal. None of the unfortunate people 
stricken have so far recovered, but it is believed that the other seventy 
percent will get well. Some of the persons afflicted died within a few hours 
after being taken ill. No other cases like these are known to exist in any 
other section of the county.

"Every possible precaution is being taken to prevent the spread of the 
disease. For the safety and health of the people in adjoining communities the 
state board of health, in conjunction with the local board, by means of 
printed circulars liberally distributed, will urge all persons to keep awayk 
from those afflicted.

"All of the physicians in the county are constituted a board of safety and 
they will advise with each other and do everything possible to check the 
progress of the disease and to confine it to its present limits."


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