. A practical study of malaria. Society and found to be less Arsenic, so long vaunted as an antimalarial, has been thor-oughly tried and abandoned. Narcotine has some prophylactic value, though, as evidentfrom the experience of Duncan,396 it does not compare withquinine. In 1896, 50 men taking 3 grains of quinine had nocases of malaria; 50 taking 2 grains of narcotine had 3 percent, of malarial cases, while those taking no drug had percent, of malaria. In 1897, 50 men taking 3 grains of quininehad no malaria, 50 taking 2 grains of narcotine had 6 per malaria, while th
. A practical study of malaria. Society and found to be less Arsenic, so long vaunted as an antimalarial, has been thor-oughly tried and abandoned. Narcotine has some prophylactic value, though, as evidentfrom the experience of Duncan,396 it does not compare withquinine. In 1896, 50 men taking 3 grains of quinine had nocases of malaria; 50 taking 2 grains of narcotine had 3 percent, of malarial cases, while those taking no drug had percent, of malaria. In 1897, 50 men taking 3 grains of quininehad no malaria, 50 taking 2 grains of narcotine had 6 per malaria, while those taking no drug had per cent, ofmalaria. Tea, coffee, and lemons have very slight preventive virtue. III. MEASURES TO PREVENT THE ACCESS OF MOSQUITOESExclusion of Mosquitoes.—The prophylactic value of ex-cluding mosquitoes is in proportion to the number of anophe-lines and the proximity of infected persons. A properly protected house should have every door andwindow screened. In some localities it is advisable to cover. Fig. 95.—The screened vestibule as employed by the Italians (Celli).
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