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or "pink-eye," the latter term being significant 

 of the leading clinical features of the malady, 

 namely, a deep-red colour of the mucous mem- 

 brane lining the eyelids (conjunctiva), coupled with 

 a swollen or oedematous condition of the same. 

 This trouble is said to have originally been 

 brought to Great Britain from the United 

 States. In every instance of influenza there is a 

 strong tendency (no matter whether the disease 

 affects men or animals) towards involvement of 

 such vital organs as, the lungs, heart, bronchial 

 tubes, liver, and the serous and fibro-serous 

 structures in various parts of the body; hence 

 the reason why pleurisy, rheumatism, and the 

 valves of the heart, not uncommonly participate. 

 Some authorities refer to these as complications 

 of the disease, but whether this is a correct 

 view to take or not, is a debatable point. It 

 is sufficient to say that this malady is a most 

 undesirable scourge, and has been for hundreds 

 of years. To reduce to simplest terms a clear 

 comprehension, it is better to define it in the 

 following terms : Influenza is an infective 

 febrile disease of variable duration, and cha- 

 racterised by lassitude, by discharge from the 



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