XIV CONTENTS 



Chapter III 



THE BEHAVIOR OF THE BACTERIOPHAGE IN DISEASE 



1. Variations in the Virulence of the Bacteriophage 437 



2. The Bacteriophage in Bacillary Dysentery 439 



3. The Bacteriophage in Typhoid Fever 451 



4. The Bacteriophage in Avian Typhosis 479 



5. The Bacteriophage in Staphylococcus and Streptococcus Infections .... 483 



6. The Bacteriophage in Colon Bacillus Infections 483 



7. The Bacteriophage in Typhus Exanthematicus 485 



8. The Bacteriophage in Plants 487 



Resume 488 



Chapter IV 



THE BEHAVIOR OF THE BACTERIOPHAGE IN EPIDEMICS 



1. Avian Typhosis 490 



2. Hemorrhagic Septicemia of the Buffalo (Barbone) 497 



3. Bubonic Plague 503 



4. Bacillary Dysentery 506 



5. Flacherie of the Silk Worm 507 



R6sum6 507 



Chapter V 



IMMUNIZATION WITH BACTERIOPHAGE SUSPENSIONS 



1. The Problem of Prophylactic Immunization 509 



2. Immunization against Avian Typhosis 510 



3. Immunization against Barbone 520 



4. Immunization against Bacillary Dysentery 533 



Resume 538 



Chapter VI 



SPECIFIC therapy WITH BACTERIOPHAGE SUSPENSIONS 



1. The Specific Therapy of Bacillary Dysentery 540 



2. Bacteriophage Therapy in Different Intestinal Disturbances 549 



3. Bacteriophage Therapy in Typhoid and the Paratyphoid Fevers 549 



4. Bacteriophage Therapy of Colon Bacillus Infections 553 



5. Bacteriophage Therapy of Staphylococcus Infections 558 



6. Bacteriophage Therapy of Infected Wounds 564 



7. Bacteriophage Therapy of Streptococcus Infections 567 



8. Bacteriophage Therapy of Bubonic Plague 567 



9. Aphthous Fever 576 



Resume 577 



Conclusion 577 



Bibliography 579 



Index 609 



