APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY 



6. Show how bacteria are destroyed in the body by white 



blood cells and by the blood plasma. 



7. Describe an antitoxin and tell how it is used in treat- 



ing diphtheria. 



8. Describe vaccination. 



9. Show how bacteria are destroyed by sunlight ; by the 



air ; by running water ; and by the soil. 



10. Show how man destroys bacteria by cleanliness ; by 



heat ; and by antiseptics. 



1 1. Show how a surgeon destroys germs before and after 



a surgical operation. 



12. Give some hints about the care of a sick room; and 



about cleansing it after an infectious disease. 



13. What is the cause of consumption ? 



14. How is consumption usually caught ? 



15. What are the signs of a developing case of consump- 



tion ? 



1 6. What precautions should a consumptive take in order 



to avoid infecting other persons ? 



17. What should a consumptive do in order to recover? 



NOTE. For a more extended discussion of bacteria and disease, see "The 

 Story of the Bacteria," by T. Mitchell Prudden, M.D. 



