. Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology. Parasites. 297 back of the wrist. This nodule was punctured, and smears prepared, but no parasites could be found. The affection had lasted, in the six cases, from two to eight months, but in severe cases the ulcers were said to persist for about two years. It is a common belief in Yucatan that the disease is transmitted from one individual to another by means of some insect; in one part of the country a ' white mosquito ' is said to act as transmitter, in another district a black fly is suspected, and several laymen suggested to me the possibili
. Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology. Parasites. 297 back of the wrist. This nodule was punctured, and smears prepared, but no parasites could be found. The affection had lasted, in the six cases, from two to eight months, but in severe cases the ulcers were said to persist for about two years. It is a common belief in Yucatan that the disease is transmitted from one individual to another by means of some insect; in one part of the country a ' white mosquito ' is said to act as transmitter, in another district a black fly is suspected, and several laymen suggested to me the possibility of indirect transmission. They believed that a parasite of flies, probably a Trombidiumy might infect itself on a patient, and then be transported to a healthy individual. The treatment with pure carbolic acid, as recommended by Mr. Maler, was applied in several cases; these patients improved rapidly, though the parasites did not disappear; on the contrary, in one case, the parasites were very scarce at the first examination, but fairly numerous two or three weeks later, though at that time the ulcer had a much cleaner aspect than when seen for the first 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 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Liverpool University Press [etc. ]
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