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But, as is shown in Fig. 8, antibodies still remain in considerable 

 amount, so that any factor which would now call a latent tubercular 

 focus into renewed activity, or the introduction of tuberculin from 

 without, would also call forth a prompt clinical reaction, either 



Mon.l 



153 Months 



Symptoms of Disease 

 Diagram illustrating benign course in a case of human tuberculosis. (Taken from v. Pirquet.) 



FIG. 9 



Days after appearance of eruption in measles 

 . i . . il . . .18.. 



1 15 



Death- 



Miliuru Tuberculosis 



Diagram illustrating the lighting up of a tubercular process (miliary tuberculosis) following 

 measles. (Taken from v. Pirquet.) 



general or local, as the case may be. Fig. 9 illustrates this very well, 

 and shows the mechanism which is called into action, when a miliary 

 tuberculosis follows an attack of measles, in a subject having a latent 

 (inactive) tubercular infection. 



