. Elementary biology, animal and human. Biology. 30 HUMAN BIOLOGY pus is formed. But if the bacteria get the upper hand in the struggle, many of the corpuscles are killed, and it is the dead white cor- puscles that form the pus. In case of a cut the wound should be cleansed as quickly as pos- sible with peroxid of hydrogen or some other germ- destroying solu- tion, and should then be covered with absorbent cotton soaked in the peroxid solution and bandaged, to prevent the en- trance of other germs. If this is not done, bacteria are likely to settle in the wound, and healing may be delayed or e
. Elementary biology, animal and human. Biology. 30 HUMAN BIOLOGY pus is formed. But if the bacteria get the upper hand in the struggle, many of the corpuscles are killed, and it is the dead white cor- puscles that form the pus. In case of a cut the wound should be cleansed as quickly as pos- sible with peroxid of hydrogen or some other germ- destroying solu- tion, and should then be covered with absorbent cotton soaked in the peroxid solution and bandaged, to prevent the en- trance of other germs. If this is not done, bacteria are likely to settle in the wound, and healing may be delayed or even more serious results may follow. With proper treatment a wound should show no signs of inflam- mation, or formation of pus, and should heal rapidly. 26. The cause of tuberculosis. — It is said that one seventh of all the deaths in the world are due to the disease. Fig. 13. — Dr. Robert Koch, German bacteriologist. Born 1843. Died 1910. (From International Encyclopedia. Courtesy of Dodd, Mead & Co.).. 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 Peabody, James Edward, b. 1869; Hunt, Arthur Ellsworth, joint author. New York, The Macmillan company
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