Vlll CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IV. 



Diseases caused by bacteria — genus bacili^us 169 



Hog cholera 169 



Tetanus 185 



Symptomatic anthrax 195 



CHAPTER V. 



Diseases caused by higher fungi 204 



Actinomycosis 204 



Leeches 218 



Pneumomycosis 228 



CHAPTER VI. 



Diseases caused by protozoa 236 



Texas fever , 236 



Infectious entero-hepatitis in turkeys 252 



Surra 265 



Dourine 274 



CHAPTER VII. 



Infectious diseases for which the specific cause is not yet 



determined 282 



Rinderpest 282 



Contagious pleuro-pneumonia in cattle 290 



Foot and mouth disease 302 



Rabies 306 



Diphtheria in fowls 325 



Influenza 334 



Dog distemper 340 



Infectious cerebro-spinal meningitis 347 



Cornstalk disease in cattle 349 



CHAPTER VIII. 



A FEW diseases caused BY ANIMAE PARASITES 355 



The nodular disease of the intestines of sheep and cattle 355 



Nodular taeniasis in fowls 360 



Trichinosis 364 



APPENDIX. 



Disinfection 370 



