THE PARASITE OF TEXAS FEVER 



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and the moment they escape attack fresh corpuscles and repeat the same 

 method of multiplication. 



showing the usual mode 



of multiplication 



of 



Piroplasma canis 



in the circulating blood. 



FIG. 382. Cycle showing the usual mode of multiplication of Piroplasma 



canis in the circulating blood (Nuttall). 



From the Journal of Hygiene (Cambridge University Press) by permission of 

 Professor G. H. F. Nuttall, F.R.S. 



[A pyriform parasite possesses a dense mass of chromatin, usually situated 

 at the pointed extremity, and a secondary mass of loose chromatin extending 



