General Management in Disease 



other animals. Never skin a sheep or ox that dies 

 suddenly unless it is perfectly clear what the cause 

 of the animal's death has been, as many deaths in 

 human beings have occurred through such foolish 

 procedure. 



An anthrax carcase ; its hide ; or any portion 

 thereof ; may easily inoculate a man, if he has the 

 most trivial scratch upon his hand, and death 

 frequently occurs from such cause. The death-rate 

 in man may be set down at 40 per cent. 



Dogs must not be allowed to feed off such a 

 carcase, as they may infect other animals, although 

 recover from the disease themselves. Anthrax in 

 swine is often denoted by a swollen condition of the 

 throat, though the latter is not necessarily present. 

 In the cadaver blood often issues from the 

 natural orifices, and this along with the sudden 

 death; drum-like condition of the belly; and rapid 

 decomposition of the carcase ; plus negative 

 evidence of death from other causes, is the best 

 practical proof of death for anthrax. Veterinary 

 Surgeons usually cut off a portion of the ear and 

 mount films of the blood for microscopic examina- 

 tion to find the anthrax bacteria, and this opinion 

 has to be confirmed by the Board of Agriculture. 

 The legislative measure for controlling the pro- 

 prietor's conduct in anthrax are very strict, and 

 all bodies have to be cremated under the direction 

 of the Veterinary Inspector, and at the expense of 

 the Local Authority. 



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