196 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES. 



cured. Individuals with the disease should 

 be warned of the awful danger consequent 

 upon eye infection. The children born of 

 immoral mothers, and all born among the 

 lowest classes, should have instilled into 

 each eye immediately after birth one to two 

 drops of a I per cent solution of nitrate of 

 silver. 



Hydrophobia (Rabies, Lyssa). 



(a) Cause: Unknown. 



(b) Locahzed: Wounds, primarily; secondarily, brain 



and spinal cord. 



(c) Entry: Through wounds. 



(d) Exit: Saliva. 



(e) Contracted: Through bite of mad animal, such 



as dog, wolf, cat, etc. Novi says, "that 

 midges and flies are capable of conveying 

 the infection." 



(f) Disinfection: Saliva, and linens, beddings, etc., 



soiled by saliva, should be boiled, or dis- 

 infected with one of the solutions advised 

 for other diseases. 



(g) Prophylaxis : Kill all mad animals, and all others 



bitten by same. Dogs should be muzzled. 

 Bites of all animals should be carefully 

 washed and thoroughly cauterized with 

 concentrated carbolic acid, or a glowing 



