. Animal parasites and human disease. Medical parasitology; Insects as carriers of disease. Fig. 16. A case of espundia before and after treatment with tartar emetic. (After d'Utra e Silva.) Treatment and Prevention. — It was in connection with ulcers caused by Leishmania americana that the curative action of tartar emetic was first worked out by Vianna in the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz at Rio de Janeiro. The treatment of espundia with this drug, injected into the veins, has been thoroughly tried out in the past two years with great success. Although the mucous membrane ulcers do not yield to the
. Animal parasites and human disease. Medical parasitology; Insects as carriers of disease. Fig. 16. A case of espundia before and after treatment with tartar emetic. (After d'Utra e Silva.) Treatment and Prevention. — It was in connection with ulcers caused by Leishmania americana that the curative action of tartar emetic was first worked out by Vianna in the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz at Rio de Janeiro. The treatment of espundia with this drug, injected into the veins, has been thoroughly tried out in the past two years with great success. Although the mucous membrane ulcers do not yield to the treatment as readily as do skin sores, yet they can be cured with persistent treatment, even in cases in which the nose and throat had been infected for several years. The tartar emetic is injected as a one to two per cent solution, as for other Leishmanian diseases, five to ten 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 Chandler, Asa C. (Asa Crawford), 1891-1958. New York, J. Wiley & sons, inc. ; London, Chapman & Hall
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