CONTENTS. xiii 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 TETANUS. 



Introductory Historical Bacillus tetani Isolation of tetanus bacillus 

 Characters of cultures Conditions of growth Pathogenic 

 effects Experimental inoculation Tetanus toxines Antitetanic 

 serum Methods of examination Malignant oedema Char- 

 acters of bacillus Methods of diagnosis Quarter evil Page 376 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 CHOLERA. 



Introductory The cholera spirillum Distribution of the spirilla 

 Cultivation Powers of resistance Experimental inoculation 

 Toxines of cholera spirillum Inoculation of human subject 

 Modes of distinguishing the spirillum General summary Spirilla 

 resembling the cholera organism Methods of diagnosis 

 Metchnikoff's spirillum Finkler and Prior's spirillum Deneke's 

 spirillum . . . . . . . 402 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



INFLUENZA, PLAGUE, RELAPSING FEVER, MALTA FEVER, 

 YELLOW FEVER. 



Influenza bacillus Microscopical characters Cultivation Distribu- 

 tion Experimental inoculation Methods of examination 

 Bacillus of plague Microscopical characters Distribution 

 Cultivation Experimental inoculation Immunity Relapsing 

 fever Characters of the spirillum Relations to the disease 

 Malta fever Micrococcus melitensis Relations to the disease 

 Methods of diagnosis Yellow fever Bacteria in yellow fever 

 Immunity against B. icteroides . . . . .431 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 IMMUNITY. 



Introductory Acquired immunity Artificial immunity Varieties 

 Active immunity Methods of production Attenuation and 

 exaltation of virulence Passive immunity Action of the serum 

 Antitoxic serum Standardising of toxines and of antisera 



