. Internal medicine; a work for the practicing physician on diagnosis and treatment, with a complete Desk index. the human dead body to those coming into contact with it. Anthrax is the most widely spread and destructive of the vertebrate animals are susceptible to anthrax, the herbivora beingmost liable, the omnivora less so, and carnivora only under unusualcircumstances. Exciting Cause —The Bacillus anthracis. This organism usuallyfinds access to animals by way of the gastro-intestinal tract from infectedfodder or infected pastures or water. Pasteur held that the earth-wormpla
. Internal medicine; a work for the practicing physician on diagnosis and treatment, with a complete Desk index. the human dead body to those coming into contact with it. Anthrax is the most widely spread and destructive of the vertebrate animals are susceptible to anthrax, the herbivora beingmost liable, the omnivora less so, and carnivora only under unusualcircumstances. Exciting Cause —The Bacillus anthracis. This organism usuallyfinds access to animals by way of the gastro-intestinal tract from infectedfodder or infected pastures or water. Pasteur held that the earth-wormplays an important part in bringing to the surface and distributing bacillifrom the buried carcasses of infected animals. Certain localities thusbecome permanently infected. The disease is directly inoculable and theinfection may take place by the bites or stings of insects. Omnivorousanimals, as the hog, dog, cat, and rat, though less susceptible, sometimescontract the disease by feeding upon infected carcasses. The diseasedoes not spread by mere contact or association. The danger of infection ANnii;AX, 173. Fig. 2GG.—Bacillus antliracis. is greatly iliniinislied if the carciisscs (jf doail (jf the disouse arcliuricil tiiiopened. Occasionally local outbreaks of anthrax among (Mp, and other animals, in re<2;i<)ns in whicii the disease does not prevailcontinuously, have l)een traced to imported iiidcs, wools, and hair. These,not being thoi-oughly disinfected, arewashed, the water being dischargedinto streams and sewers. In someinstances the refuse from the manu-facture of such articles is utilized formanure, anfl farms and fields thusbecome infected. Symptoms. — The cases may l)egrcnijied, according to the seat of theprimary lesion by which the infectiontakes place, into (a) external or cuta-neous anthrax, and (b) internal orvisceral anthrax, of which there arepulmonary and intestinal forms. (a) External or Cutaneous Anthrax.—1. Malignant Pustule O
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