CONTENTS ix 



The Phenomenon of Theobald Smith . . .144 



Antianaphylaxis . 145 



Serum Sickness 146 



Passive Anaphylaxis 146 



The Anaphylactic Shock .... .147 



The Anaphylactic Toxin 148 



CHAPTER XI 



ANAPHYLAXIS IN ITS RELATION TO DISEASE 



The Idiosyncrasies and Anaphylaxis . 162 



CHAPTER XII 

 ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION 



(A) For Prophylactic Purposes 168 



Against Smallpox 169 



Against Rabies 177 



Against Typhoid Fever 183 



Against Cholera 188 



Against Plague 190 



Against Dysentery 193 



(B) For Therapeutic Purposes . . 193 



In Pyogenic Infections 194 



In Tuberculosis ... 199 



Estimation of the Opsonic Content of the Blood 206 



CHAPTER XIII 



PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION 



Antitoxic Immunization 215 



Against Diphtheria 215 



Against Tetanus 226 



Against Dysentery 230 



Against Cholera 232 



Against Typhoid Fever 233 



Against Plague 233 



Bacteriolytic-bacteriotropic Immunization 233 



Against Meningococcus Meningitis 233 



Against Streptococcus Infections 238 



Against Staphylococcus and Pneumococcus Infections .... 243 



Against Gonococcus Infections 244 



CHAPTER XIV 



CHEMOTHERAPY 



Salvarsan and its Uses in Syphilis 251 



Neosalvarsan 254 



Salvarsan and its Uses in Non-syphilitic Maladies 260 



