prophylactic Methods in the Prevention of Diseases among Army Personnel

摘要

This report describes the results to research methods of forecasting, detecting, and preventing upper respiratory and infectious diseases before they caused group illnesses in military populations, especially troop training units. Therefore, our greatest efforts have been directed toward those diseases that cause the largest loss of training days among recruits and advance trainees, and those that have the greatest potential of costing the government large amounts for hospitalizations or sick leaves. Such diseases are those caused by the Adenoviruses, Influenza, Mycoplasma, Coxsackieviruses, N. Meningitidis, and agents of Urethritis. A significant amount of effort has been directed towards prophylactic procedures. It is intended that the variety of approaches and techniques described herein will lead to further pathways even more effective in coping with these problems.