Report of first expedition to South America, 1913Members of the expedition: Richard PStrong [and others] . Plate X —Oroya Fever Endothelial Cells showing various stages in the development of the parasite; early rounded forms later breaking up into rods. ^ 04. •? ? -^^^^^ Fig. 1. — Life cycle of Lympho-haematocytozoox Plate XI. — Oroya Fe\-er. u 11. « u 15. u 18. 12 M. u 21. Ug. 3. ANIMAL EXPERniENTS 35 Testicular inoculations in rabbits were first made with theidea of detecting or of excluding spirochaetal inoculations with the virus of verr
Report of first expedition to South America, 1913Members of the expedition: Richard PStrong [and others] . Plate X —Oroya Fever Endothelial Cells showing various stages in the development of the parasite; early rounded forms later breaking up into rods. ^ 04. •? ? -^^^^^ Fig. 1. — Life cycle of Lympho-haematocytozoox Plate XI. — Oroya Fe\-er. u 11. « u 15. u 18. 12 M. u 21. Ug. 3. ANIMAL EXPERniENTS 35 Testicular inoculations in rabbits were first made with theidea of detecting or of excluding spirochaetal inoculations with the virus of verruga peruvianaproduce definite lesions but not of spirochaetal origin. Experiments I. July 7, 1913. 10 of blood were drawTi from the median basilic vein of asevere case of Oroya fever (Case 15) which resulted fatally five days later. Themicroscopical examination of the blood on this date revealed a very severe infectionwith Bartonella bacilliformis. Animals were inoculated with the blood at this timeand the notes of the experiments are as follows: Rabbit No. S3. — Testes inoculation with Oroya blood. July 7, 1913. Both testes (small) inoculated with of defibrinated bloodof case at Dos de Mayo Hospital about 1| hours after 9. Temp. 101°.6 F. Testes small, normal. 102°.3. firm
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