SOO APPLIED IMMUNOLOGY 



chronic stage have been followed by undoubted benefit 

 in the treatment of this disease. 



Cerebrospinal Meningitis, — It is probable that the 

 value of meningo-bacterin is to prevention as anti- 

 meningitis serum is to cure. As a result of the im- 

 munization of over 10,000 persons, none receiving 

 full immunizing dosage developed epidemic spinal- 

 meningitis. Albright states that " meningo-bacterin 

 is of as much value as a prophylactic in meningitis as 

 typho-bacterin is in typhoid fever." 



For purposes of protection, three doses of 500,000,- 

 000, 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000 meningococci 

 respectively are administered at intervals of a week or 

 ten days. 



Hydro phobia, — Although the exact nature of the 

 virus of rabies has not been definitely determined, 

 antirabic inoculation as suggested by Pasteur has 

 been extensively practiced and its value universally 

 recognized. In a curative capacity rabies vaccine 

 seems to be ineffective. 



After immediate and thorough cauterization of the 

 wound, inflicted b}^ an animal having or suspected of 

 having rabies, the individual should waste no time in 

 undertaking the " Pasteur Treatment." In the mean- 

 time, the animal should not be killed, but securely 

 confined and observed; if rabic, it will die in a few 

 days manifesting symptoms of the disease. If the 



