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DISEASES DUE TO PROTOZOA 



The patient passes into an algid condition and dies. 



The capillaries of the heart may contain blood in a condition of 

 stasis which may cause the death of the patient, especially 

 in those with fatty heart and pericardial adhesions. 



Chronic alcoholic subjects and beriberi victims run grave risks 

 in exposing themselves to malarial infection (Daniels). 





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Parasites in capillaries of pancreas. 



(8) Pulmonary P.S.F. 

 Resembling — 



(a) Pneumonia. — There is blood expectoration, in the red cells 



of which are seen malarial parasites. There is dyspnoea 



and cough. The symptoms are worse during the fever 



than during the remission. 

 The blood is usually full of the parasites. 

 The pneumococcus complicating the fever may be the cause 



of this manifestation. 



(b) Pleurisy. — There is sharp pricking pain, dry cough, friction 



sounds, which are worse during the febrile attack. 



Apart from all these varieties of subtertian manifestations, the 

 testicles may be selected as the point of attack with the corresponding 

 symptoms. The appendix may also be chosen with its symptoms. 



Dry gangrene of the feet and legs may be caused, malarial end- 

 arteritis (Tomaselli). 



