. Transactions of the sixth International congress on tuberculosis. Washington, September 28 to October 5, 1908. interesting from the fact that it seems to be of bovine origin, es-tablishes clearly the time of infection, and also period required to developfully in the child. Our objects are to furnish an example of the transmis-sibility of bovine tuberculosis to the human being, and to show that theattack may be acute and the disease may be transmitted to the human beingwhen there is but one cow suffering from tuberculosis in a herd of ten ortwelve cattle. Milk from high-bred cattle may be par
. Transactions of the sixth International congress on tuberculosis. Washington, September 28 to October 5, 1908. interesting from the fact that it seems to be of bovine origin, es-tablishes clearly the time of infection, and also period required to developfully in the child. Our objects are to furnish an example of the transmis-sibility of bovine tuberculosis to the human being, and to show that theattack may be acute and the disease may be transmitted to the human beingwhen there is but one cow suffering from tuberculosis in a herd of ten ortwelve cattle. Milk from high-bred cattle may be particularly dangerous,and, even from dairies which are clean and well cared for, an infection mayoccur, unless such cattle are most constantly watched, inspected, and testedwith tuberculin. The history of the case is as follows: Female child, born December 3, 1907. Mother was able to nurse thechild for only two weeks. During this period the child lost in weight, itsweight at birth having been 7 pounds 2 ounces. At the end of this periodthe child was placed upon modified milk obtained from a herd of Jersey 394. Photo-micrograph of pancreas showing disintegration of organ l)y rea-son of caseation. -^ /? N V Pancreas. Margin of necrotic area, showing fragments of epitheUoid ct^lls and tubercle l)a<illi. MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS (bOVINE) IN AN INFANT.—GREEN AND KOTZ. 395 COWS. The number of bacteria shown by examination of this milk was 3000to 6000 per cubic centimeter. This milk was used during the next twoweeks, when milk was obtained from a dairy of ordinary cattle furnishingcertified milk. The number of bacteria per cubic centimeter averaged 4000to 8000. The child soon improved and continued gaining in weight, theweight curve being exactly parallel with the normal curve until the com-pletion of the twelfth week. The child now began losing weight; bowelsbecame loose; stools frequently acid and fermented. The abdomen soonbecame enlarged, flesh was lost rapidly, temperature ranging
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