. Microbes, ferments and moulds . Bacteria; Fungi; Fermentation. 228 MICROBES, FERMENTS, AND MOULDS. virulent properties of the microbe. Hansen considers that alkalis, not acids, are the best antiseptics in this disease. Tubercular leprosy, termed elephantiasis by the ancients, is caused by tubercles seated in tJie skin, and containing a bacillus greatly resembling that of phthisis, but larger (Fig. 92). This microbe is anae-. Fig. 92 Bacilli of leprosy, encysted in the subcutaneous conuective tissue of the sidn (_much enlarged). robic, and can only live in the dermic cells, in which it is enc
. Microbes, ferments and moulds . Bacteria; Fungi; Fermentation. 228 MICROBES, FERMENTS, AND MOULDS. virulent properties of the microbe. Hansen considers that alkalis, not acids, are the best antiseptics in this disease. Tubercular leprosy, termed elephantiasis by the ancients, is caused by tubercles seated in tJie skin, and containing a bacillus greatly resembling that of phthisis, but larger (Fig. 92). This microbe is anae-. Fig. 92 Bacilli of leprosy, encysted in the subcutaneous conuective tissue of the sidn (_much enlarged). robic, and can only live in the dermic cells, in which it is encysted. Hence the treatment which experi- ence, preceding the theory, showed to be the most efficacious: instead of keeping the ulcers covered, they should be exposed to the air and sun, often washed, and kept as clean as possible. This disease, which is essentially contagious, is very rare in Europe, but common in Egypt and throughout Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Trouessart, E. -L. (Edouard-Louis), 1842-1927. New York : Appleton
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